Provinces of Zambia
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Zambia is divided into 9 provinces. There is also a campaign by some for a tenth province, to be called "Kafue Province" with Kaoma as it's capital.
| Province[1] | Capital | Area (km²) | Population | Density (people/km²) |
Districts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central[2] | Kabwe | 94,395 | 1,012,257 | 10.7 | 6 |
| Copperbelt[3] | Ndola | 31,328 | 1,581,221 | 50.5 | 10 |
| Eastern | Chipata | 69,106 | 1,306,173 | 18.9 | 8 |
| Luapula | Mansa | 50,567 | 775,353 | 15.3 | 7 |
| Lusaka[2] | Lusaka | 21,898 | 1,391,329 | 63.5 | 4 |
| Northern | Kasama | 147,826 | 1,258,696 | 8.5 | 7 |
| North-Western | Solwezi | 125,827 | 583,350 | 4.6 | 12 |
| Southern | Livingstone | 85,283 | 1,212,124 | 14.2 | 11 |
| Western[3] | Mongu | 126,386 | 765,088 | 6.1 | 7 |
| Zambia | Lusaka | 752,616 | 9,885,591 | 13.1 | 72 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Gwillim Law. Zambia Provinces. Retrieved on 2007-11-02. (Population figures are from the census of 2000).
- ^ a b Lusaka province was split from Central province in 1973. Initially Lusaka province was only 360 km², but by 1988 it had been enlarged to its present size.
- ^ a b The Copperbelt province was known as Western Province until 1969. At the same time the name of the Barotseland province was changed to Western province.
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