Lusaka Province
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Zambia
Zambia , officially 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....
's nine provinces
Provinces of Zambia
Zambia is divided into 10 provinces.-References:...
. The provincial capital is Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
, which is also the national capital.
National Parks and wildlife areas
- For more detail see Lusaka Province in the Wildlife of Zambia
- Lower Zambezi National ParkLower Zambezi National ParkThe Lower Zambezi National Park lies on the north bank of the Zambezi River in south eastern Zambia. Until 1983 when the area was declared a national park the area was the private game reserve of Zambia's president. This has resulted in the park being protected from the ravages of mass tourism and...
- Parts of the Lunsemfwa RiverLunsemfwa RiverThe Lunsemfwa River is a tributary of the Lukasashi and Luangwa Rivers in Zambia and part of the Zambezi River basin. It is a popular river for fishing, containing large populations of tigerfish and bream....
valley and the lower Luangwa Valley in the north-east - Part of the Kafue Flats in the south-west
- Lower Zambezi National Park
Districts
Lusaka Province is divided into 4 districtDistrict
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 municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
s:
- Chongwe
- KafueKafueKafue is a town in the Lusaka Province of Zambia on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbelt are located.- Site :...
- LuangwaLuangwaLuangwa 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;...
- LusakaLusakaLusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...