Muyombe
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Muyombe is a rural community town in Mafinga a new district east of Isoka, Zambia
, and it is the biggest settlement in the region. The Muyombe Chiefdom was founded in the Seventeenth century by Vinkakanimba, who was an elephant hunter. He traveled from Tanzania through Northern Malawi. He crossed lake Malawi on a bark of a tree. Vinkakanimba is remembered through an annual traditional ceremony named after him. Tumbuka is the main language sponen in the area. The society has well integrated with other language speaking people.
The Chiefdom has one Clinic and one High School and several Basic and Primary Schools. The main economic stay of the area is farming, producing a lot maize, beans, groundnuts and rice.
Muyombe is well-positioned on the eastern tip of the Northern Province and provides linkage between Eastern and Northern provinces. Access to Muyombe is by gravel road from the Isoka district head quarters Isoka
in the Northern Province
as well as another gravel road from Eastern Province
. The area is now being used as a transit route between Eastern Province and Nakonde, a border town with Tanzania
through the Kanyala-Nakonde road. Muyombe is also a gateway to the famous Nyika Plateau National Park
, and Malawi through Katumbi and Rumphi.
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....
, and it is the biggest settlement in the region. The Muyombe Chiefdom was founded in the Seventeenth century by Vinkakanimba, who was an elephant hunter. He traveled from Tanzania through Northern Malawi. He crossed lake Malawi on a bark of a tree. Vinkakanimba is remembered through an annual traditional ceremony named after him. Tumbuka is the main language sponen in the area. The society has well integrated with other language speaking people.
The Chiefdom has one Clinic and one High School and several Basic and Primary Schools. The main economic stay of the area is farming, producing a lot maize, beans, groundnuts and rice.
Muyombe is well-positioned on the eastern tip of the Northern Province and provides linkage between Eastern and Northern provinces. Access to Muyombe is by gravel road from the Isoka district head quarters Isoka
Isoka
Isoka is a town located in the Northern Province of Zambia near the borders with Tanzania and Malawi. The district is populated mainly by Winamwanga, but the Wiwa, the Mambwe, the Nyika and the Tumbuka are also found here....
in the Northern Province
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...
as well as another gravel road from Eastern Province
Eastern Province, Zambia
Eastern Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The province lies between the Luangwa River and the border with Malawi, from Isoka in the northeast to just north of Luangwa in the south.The provincial capital is Chipata...
. The area is now being used as a transit route between Eastern Province and Nakonde, a border town with Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
through the Kanyala-Nakonde road. Muyombe is also a gateway to the famous Nyika Plateau National Park
Nyika Plateau National Park
Nyika National Park lies in the northeast of Zambia, on the western edge of the Nyika Plateau, which is one of the highest parts of the country and most of which lies in neighbouring Malawi....
, and Malawi through Katumbi and Rumphi.