Maamba

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Maamba
Coordinates: 17°22′00″S 27°09′00″E / 17.366667°S 27.15°E / -17.366667; 27.15Coordinates: 17°22′00″S 27°09′00″E / 17.366667°S 27.15°E / -17.366667; 27.15[1]
CountryZambia
ProvinceSouthern
DistrictSinazongwe

Maamba is a town located in Sinazongwe District in the Southern Province, Zambia. It is about 35 kilometres south-west of Sinazeze and about 250 km south-west of the capital city of Zambia, Lusaka.

Maamba is a coal mining town with about 13000 residents.[citation needed]

History[]

Maamba gets its name from the Lozi Tribe, meaning talkative person.[citation needed]

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