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| 1 | Zambia ![]() FeatureType : country Elevation : 1126 Lat/Lng : -14.1167 / 27.6333 | Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in south-central Africa (although some sources consider it part of east Africa), neighbouring the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe (...) | |
| 2 | Lusaka ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1282 Lat/Lng : -15.4146 / 28.2884 | Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. One of the fastest developing cities in southern Africa, Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 1.7 million, while the urban population is 2.4 million (...) | |
| 3 | Luapula Province ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 1246 Lat/Lng : -11.0 / 29.0 | Luapula Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces located in the northern part of the country. Luapula Province is named after the Luapula River and its capital is Mansa. As per the 2010 Zambian census, the Province had a population of 991,927, which accounted for 7 (...) | |
| 4 | Kitwe ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1222 Lat/Lng : -12.8096 / 28.2198 | Kitwe is the second largest city in terms of size and population in Zambia. With a population of 522,092 (2010 census provisional) Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation, alongside Ndola and Lusaka (...) | |
| 5 | Ndola ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1306 Lat/Lng : -12.9667 / 28.6333 | Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 475,194 (2010 census provisional). It is the industrial and commercial center of the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia (...) | |
| 6 | Northern Province, Zambia ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 1386 Lat/Lng : -9.915 / 31.0356 | Northern Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces. It covers approximately one sixth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama. The province is made up of 8 districts, namely Kasama (the provincial capital), Chilubi, Kaputa, Luwingu, Mbala, Mporokoso, Mpulungu and Mungwi (...) | |
| 7 | Lake Mweru ![]() FeatureType : waterbody Elevation : 921 Lat/Lng : -8.9956 / 28.7161 | Lake Mweru (also spelled Mwelu, Mwero) is a freshwater lake on the longest arm of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. Located on the border between Zambia and Democratic Republic of the Congo, it makes up 110 km of the total length of the Congo, lying between its Luapula River (upstream) and (...) | |
| 8 | Copperbelt Province ![]() FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 1216 Lat/Lng : -13.0 / 28.0 | Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic (...) | |
| 9 | Copperbelt ![]() FeatureType : forest Elevation : 1255 Lat/Lng : -12.0 / 28.0 | The Copperbelt is a natural region in Central Africa which sits on the border region between northern Zambia and the southern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is known for copper mining. Traditionally, the term Copperbelt includes the mining regions of Zambia's Copperbelt Province (notably the towns (...) | |
| 10 | Mufulira ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1318 Lat/Lng : -12.5546 / 28.2604 | Mufulira ("Place of Abundance") is a town with a population of 125,336 (2007) in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. It was established in the 1930s around the site of the Mufulira Copper Mine on its north-western edge (...) | |
| 11 | Mansa, Zambia ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1196 Lat/Lng : -11.2 / 28.8833 | Mansa is the capital of the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Mansa District. It takes its name from the local Chief Mansa and the small Mansa River which flows west to the Luapula River. During British rule the city was named Fort Rosebery. (...) | |
| 12 | Kafue River ![]() FeatureType : river Elevation : 984 Lat/Lng : -15.7667 / 27.8333 | The Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia at about long. Its water is used for irrigation and for hydroelectric power. http://www.zambiatourism.com/destinations/rivers/kafue It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and (...) | |
| 13 | Chililabombwe ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1340 Lat/Lng : -12.3667 / 27.8333 | Chililabombwe (formerly named Bancroft) is a small town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It is located near the Democratic Republic of the Congo border. The name means 'place of the croaking frog'. The main economic activity is the mining of copper. (...) | |
| 14 | Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1267 Lat/Lng : -12.9981 / 28.6649 | Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport is an airport located in Copperbelt Province in northern Zambia, in the city of Ndola, near the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was officially known as Ndola Airport before being renamed in 2011 in honour of Simon (...) | |
| 15 | Samfya ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1197 Lat/Lng : -11.375 / 29.5431 | Samfya is a town located in the Zambian province of Luapula. It is the center of Samfya District. The town is located on the south-western shore of Lake Bangweulu, on the longest stretch of well-defined shore of that lake (the northern, eastern and southern margins of which are marshy) (...) | |
| 16 | Nchelenge District ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 921 Lat/Lng : -9.0 / 29.0 | Nchelenge District is a district of Zambia, located in the Luapula Province. The capital lies at Nchelenge. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 111,119 people. Nchelenge is one of the ten districts of the Luapula province in Zambia (...) | |
| 17 | Kaoma, Zambia ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1162 Lat/Lng : -14.8 / 24.8 | Kaoma is a town in Zambia. It is the headquarters of Kaoma District in the Western Province. (...) | |
| 18 | Congo Pedicle ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1127 Lat/Lng : -12.2833 / 28.5667 | The Congo Pedicle (at one time referred to as the Zaire Pedicle; in French ', meaning 'Katanga boot') refers to the southeast salient of the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo which sticks into neighbouring Zambia, dividing it into two lobes (...) | |
| 19 | Bwana Mkubwa ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1248 Lat/Lng : -12.9833 / 28.7 | Bwana Mkubwa (or Bwana M'kubwa; meaning "big chief"; or "great master") is a settlement and a mine in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It is the oldest mine in Zambia’s Copperbelt region. As a settlement with no municipal status, it became a locale due to the abundant copper deposits found in the area. (...) | |
| 20 | Kawambwa District ![]() FeatureType : adm2nd Elevation : 1214 Lat/Lng : -9.75 / 29.3333 | Kawambwa District is a district of Zambia, located in Luapula Province. The capital lies at Kawambwa, which lies at the intersection of three roads: D19, M13, and Kawambwa-Mbereshi. The Luapula River forms its boundary with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (...) | |
| 21 | Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial ![]() FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 1319 Lat/Lng : -12.9748 / 28.5227 | The Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Crash Site marks the place of the plane crash in which Dag Hammarskjöld, the second and then-sitting United Nations Secretary General was killed on 17 September 1961, while on a mission to the Léopoldville Congo Republic (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) (...) | |
| 22 | Lufwanyama ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1221 Lat/Lng : -12.8592 / 27.6169 | Lufwanyama is a small town in Zambia. (...) | |
| 23 | Livingstone Memorial ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1191 Lat/Lng : -12.3 / 30.3167 | The Livingstone Memorial built in 1899 marks the spot where missionary explorer David Livingstone died on 1 May 1873 in Chief Chitambo's village at Ilala near the edge of the Bangweulu Swamps in Zambia. His heart was buried there under a mpundu (also called mvula) tree by his loyal attendants Chuma, (...) | |
| 24 | Sakeji School ![]() FeatureType : null Elevation : 1400 Lat/Lng : -11.2332 / 24.3114 | The Sakeji School is a school near Kalene Hill in the remote Ikelenge District of northwest Zambia just north of Mwinilunga. It is a Christian boarding school for primary students. It is mainly intended to serve the children of missionaries in the region, including Zambia, Angola and the Democratic (...) | |
| 25 | Chambishi ![]() FeatureType : city Elevation : 1272 Lat/Lng : -12.6583 / 28.075 | Chambishi is a town on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. According to the 2010 Census its population stands at slightly above 51,000. It is located in the approximate centre of the province, and between the cities of Kitwe and Chingola (...) | |