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Chinsali is a town in the Northern Province
Northern Province, Zambia

Northern Province is one of Zambia's nine Provinces of Zambia. It covers approximately one fifth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama,_Zambia....
 of Zambia
Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
, and is headquarters of an administrative district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
 of the same name. It lies 15 km west of the Great North Road
Great North Road (Zambia)

The Great North Road is a major route in Zambia, running north from Lusaka through Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi Serenje, Mpika, Kasama, Zambia, Mbala and Mpulungu....
 and about 180 km north-north-east of Mpika
Mpika

Mpika is a town in the Northern Province, Zambia of Zambia, lying at the junction of the Great North Road to Kasama, Zambia and Mbala and the Tanzam Highway to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania....
. It lies 28 km south-east of the Chambeshi River
Chambeshi River

The Chambeshi River is a river in northeastern Zambia. It is the furthest headstream of the Congo River in terms of length. . The Chambeshi rises as a stream in the mountains of northeast Zambia near Lake Tanganyika at an elevation of 1760 metres above sea level....
 but only 6 km from the edge of the river's floodplain.

hinsali District lies on the watershed between the Chambeshi River in the Congo basin
Congo River

The Congo River is the largest river in Western Central Africa. Its overall length of 4,700 km makes it the second longest in Africa ....
 and the Luangwa River
Luangwa River

The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season....
 in the Zambezi basin.






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Chinsali is a town in the Northern Province
Northern Province, Zambia

Northern Province is one of Zambia's nine Provinces of Zambia. It covers approximately one fifth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama,_Zambia....
 of Zambia
Zambia

The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
, and is headquarters of an administrative district
District

Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipality, or subdivisions of municipalities....
 of the same name. It lies 15 km west of the Great North Road
Great North Road (Zambia)

The Great North Road is a major route in Zambia, running north from Lusaka through Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi Serenje, Mpika, Kasama, Zambia, Mbala and Mpulungu....
 and about 180 km north-north-east of Mpika
Mpika

Mpika is a town in the Northern Province, Zambia of Zambia, lying at the junction of the Great North Road to Kasama, Zambia and Mbala and the Tanzam Highway to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania....
. It lies 28 km south-east of the Chambeshi River
Chambeshi River

The Chambeshi River is a river in northeastern Zambia. It is the furthest headstream of the Congo River in terms of length. . The Chambeshi rises as a stream in the mountains of northeast Zambia near Lake Tanganyika at an elevation of 1760 metres above sea level....
 but only 6 km from the edge of the river's floodplain.

Chinsali District

Chinsali District lies on the watershed between the Chambeshi River in the Congo basin
Congo River

The Congo River is the largest river in Western Central Africa. Its overall length of 4,700 km makes it the second longest in Africa ....
 and the Luangwa River
Luangwa River

The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season....
 in the Zambezi basin. The north-eastern half of the district is relatively flat plateau, especially along the Chambeshi, of 1200-1300 m elevation but the south-western half has an attractive landscape of granite hills with an elevation of 1500-1600 m, where the country estate of Shiwa Ngandu
Shiwa Ngandu

Shiwa Ngandu is a grand English-style country house estate in the Northern Province, Zambia of Zambia, about 12 km west of the Tanzam highway and half-way between Mpika and Chinsali....
 is located.

Despite running along the edge of the upper Luangwa Valley
Luangwa River

The Luangwa River is one of the major tributaries of the Zambezi River, and one of the four biggest rivers of Zambia. The river generally floods in the rainy season and then falls considerably in the dry season....
, there is no road access from the district to that valley and its national parks except with specially-licensed off-road tour companies.