Chibombo District
Chibombo District | |
|---|---|
 District location in Zambia | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | Central Province |
| Capital | Chibombo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,423 km2 (5,183 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 293,765 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Chibombo District is a district of Central Province, Zambia. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 293,765 people.[1]
Its headquarters are at Chibombo, and it lies between the Lukanga Swamp in the west and the end of the Luangwa Valley in the east. It includes good commercial farmland north of Lusaka. Most of the people occupying this place are low-scale commercial farmers. Chibombo has attracted the interest of people from more developed areas of the country like Lusaka, and the Copperbelt provinces.
The area is seeing a lot of development in recent times. A village in Chibombo called Chipansha has seen a lot invested in the education of its young boys and girls with the installment of an orphanage.
An organisation called has also set up its headquarters in the area. Its students offer a lot of teaching to the local pupils.
The sparsely populated district still recognises a traditional hierarchy of leadership. They have a Chief and many Headmen who look after the smaller constituent villages.[2]
Special places[]
National Heroes Stadium is located at the southern tip of Chibombo District On The Great North Road (West of Mandevu compound in Lusaka, just before the border with Lusaka Province, Zambia). [3]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Tiwari, Amy; Russpatrick, Scott; Hoehne, Alexandra; Matimelo, Selma M.; Mazimba, Sharon; Nkhata, Ilenga; Osbert, Nicolas; Soloka, Geoffrey; Winters, Anna; Winters, Benjamin; Larsen, David A. (2017-11-08). "Assessing the Impact of Leveraging Traditional Leadership on Access to Sanitation in Rural Zambia". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97 (5): 1355–1361. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0612. ISSN 0002-9637. PMC 5817733. PMID 29016281.
- ^ kq6.dedicationlinks.com http://kq6.dedicationlinks.com/?kw=apix07-tripsuccor.com&s1=apix07-tripsuccor.com&s2=1622293836.88-183967483-0-&s3=&fallback=1. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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| Central Province | |
|---|---|
| Copperbelt Province | |
| Eastern Province | |
| Luapula Province | |
| Lusaka Province | |
| Muchinga Province | |
| Northern Province | |
| North-Western Province | |
| Southern Province | |
| Western Province | |
Coordinates: 14°50′S 27°44′E / 14.833°S 27.733°E
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