Eastern Province, Zambia
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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.[1]
The provincial capital is Chipata. The province's population was 1,306,873 in the 2000 census - about 13% of Zambia's total population.[1]
[edit] National Parks and wildlife areas
- For more detail see Eastern Province in the Wildlife of Zambia
- South Luangwa National Park (although most of it lies outside the province, its management and the only public road access is from the province).
- North Luangwa National Park is in Northern Province but access and management is from Eastern Province.
- Luambe National Park
- Lukusuzi National Park
- Game Management Areas cover most of the Luangwa Valley outside the national parks, and many animals migrate through Eastern Province between the valley and game reserves in the highlands of neighbouring Malawi.
[edit] Districts
Eastern Province is divided into 8 districts:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Simon, David J.; Pletcher, James R.; Siegel, Brian V., eds (2008). "Eastern Province". Historical Dictionary of Zambia. African Historical Dictionaries. 106 (3rd ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 104. ISBN 978-0-8108-5305-8.
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Coordinates: 13°00′S 32°15′E / 13°S 32.25°E
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