Zambia is divided into 9 provinces.
| Province[1] |
Capital |
Area (km²) |
Population |
Density
(people/km²) |
Districts |
| Central[2] |
Kabwe |
94,394 |
1,267,803 |
13.4 |
6 |
| Copperbelt[3] |
Ndola |
31,328 |
1,958,623 |
62.5 |
10 |
| Eastern |
Chipata |
69,106 |
1,707,731 |
24.7 |
8 |
| Luapula |
Mansa |
50,567 |
958,976 |
19.0 |
7 |
| Lusaka[2] |
Lusaka |
21,896 |
2,198,996 |
100.4 |
4 |
| Northern |
Kasama |
147,826 |
1,759,600 |
11.9 |
7 |
| North-Western |
Solwezi |
125,826 |
706,462 |
5.6 |
12 |
| Southern |
Livingstone |
85,283 |
1,606,793 |
18.8 |
11 |
| Western[3] |
Mongu |
126,386 |
881,524 |
7.0 |
7 |
| Zambia |
Lusaka |
752,612 |
13,046,508 |
17.3 |
72 |
A clickable map of Zambia exhibiting its nine provinces.
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[edit] Tenth province
Muchinga province was separated from Northern province in 2011.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Gwillim Law. "Zambia Provinces". http://www.statoids.com/uzm.html. Retrieved 2007-11-02. (Population figures are from the census of 2000).
- ^ a b Lusaka province was split from Central province in 1973. Initially Lusaka province was only 360 km², but by 1988 it had been enlarged to its present size.
- ^ a b The Copperbelt province was known as Western Province until 1969. At the same time the name of the Barotseland province was changed to Western province.
