Chilubi District
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Chilubi District with headquarters at Chilubi
is located in Northern Province, Zambia
. It covers the north-east Bangweulu Lake and Bangweulu swamps containing several islands including Chilubi Island, and some of the mainland northeast of the lake. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 66,338 people.
Like Samfya District
most of it is lake or swamp, and the rest rural and less developed than Samfya, lacking roads and infrastructure. The only road connections for its mainland part is a dirt road from Luwingu in the north to Mofu
and Chaba
. Swamps of the Lukulu, Lubansenshi, and Chambeshi
rivers cut the district off on its eastern side. Channels have been cut through the swamps in many places to aid navigation by boat. Since they share the lake and swamps, geographically Chilubi District has more in common with Samfya District in Luapula Province than it does with the rest of Northern Province. Most travellers leaving the district go by boat to Nsombo then by gravel road to Kasama
via Luwingu, or by boat to Samfya then by all-weather road to Mansa
or Serenje
.
Other islands in Chilubi District include Chichile, Kasansa, Panyo and Luangwa
, all at the edges of the swamps where they dry out sufficiently in the dry season to form a connection to the mainland.
Isangano National Park
lies in the east of the district but it has no management and most of the wildlife has been poached out.
Chilubi
Chilubi is a settlement on an island in Lake Bangweulu and its swamps, and is headquarters of Chilubi District in the Northern Province of Zambia.-Chilubi Island:...
is located in Northern Province, Zambia
Northern Province, Zambia
Northern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. It covers approximately one fifth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama. The province is made up of 12 districts, namely Kasama , Chilubi, Isoka, Chinsali, Kaputa, Luwingu, Mbala, Mporokoso, Mpika, Mpulungu, Mungwi and Nakonde...
. It covers the north-east Bangweulu Lake and Bangweulu swamps containing several islands including Chilubi Island, and some of the mainland northeast of the lake. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 66,338 people.
Like Samfya District
Samfya District
Samfya District is located in Luapula Province, Zambia. The headquarters is at Samfya.Most of Samfya District is lake, swamp of floodplain. It covers Lake Bangweulu and the Bangweulu swamps, except for the north-east corner which lies in Chilubi District of Northern Province. The only extensive dry...
most of it is lake or swamp, and the rest rural and less developed than Samfya, lacking roads and infrastructure. The only road connections for its mainland part is a dirt road from Luwingu in the north to Mofu
Mofu
Mofu is a designation for various ethnic groups and languages they speak which are located in northern Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria. The Mofu live in the Mandara Mountains of Cameroon's Far North Province....
and Chaba
Chaba
' was a J-pop band consisting of three members. They formed in 1996 at the Osaka University of Arts and made their big debut in 2004 and were signed to Ki/oon Records...
. Swamps of the Lukulu, Lubansenshi, and Chambeshi
Chambeshi River
The Chambeshi River of northeastern Zambia is the most remote headstream of the Congo River and therefore considered its source...
rivers cut the district off on its eastern side. Channels have been cut through the swamps in many places to aid navigation by boat. Since they share the lake and swamps, geographically Chilubi District has more in common with Samfya District in Luapula Province than it does with the rest of Northern Province. Most travellers leaving the district go by boat to Nsombo then by gravel road to Kasama
Kasama, Zambia
Kasama is the capital of the Northern Province of Zambia, situated on the central-southern African plateau at an elevation of about 1400 m. Its population, according to the 2000 census, is approximately 200,000. It grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the TAZARA Railway...
via Luwingu, or by boat to Samfya then by all-weather road to Mansa
Mansa
Mansa is a Mandinka word meaning "king of kings". It is particularly associated with the Keita Dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominated West Africa from the thirteenth to the fifthteenth century...
or Serenje
Serenje
Serenje is a district in Zambia. There is also the town of Serenje lying just off the Great North Road and TAZARA Railway. The British, during the time that Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate, designated Serenje as a BOMA . To this day, the locals refer to Serenje Town as the BOMA....
.
Other islands in Chilubi District include Chichile, Kasansa, Panyo and Luangwa
Luangwa
Luangwa may refer to:*Luangwa River, the major river of eastern Zambia;*the Luangwa Bridge, which crosses the Luangwa River*the Luangwa Valley, a rift valley branch of the Great Rift Valley, named after the Luangwa River flowing in it;...
, all at the edges of the swamps where they dry out sufficiently in the dry season to form a connection to the mainland.
Isangano National Park
Isangano National Park
Isangano National Park is a national park in the Northern Province of Zambia. It covers an area of 840 square kilometers. The park was declared a national park in 1972. It went into decline due to problems caused by human settlement and lack of funds. This has resulted in little wildlife and game...
lies in the east of the district but it has no management and most of the wildlife has been poached out.