Chembe

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Chembe
Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 11°57′46″S28°44′47″E / 11.96278°S 28.74639°E / -11.96278; 28.74639
Country Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Province Luapula Province
District Chembe District
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Chembe is a border town in Chembe District in the Luapula Province of Zambia. It once had the Chembe Ferry as a means of crossing the Luapula River from DR Congo to Zambia; but now, it is the home of the Mwanawasa Bridge (opened in October 2008 [1] ), named after former president Levy Mwanawasa. The Mwanawasa Bridge connects the M3 road to the Congo Pedicle road, a dirt highway maintained by Zambia through Congolese territory to link Mansa (formerly known as Fort Rosebery) to the Copperbelt.

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Infrastructure

Levy Mwanawasa (Chembe) Bridge

Levy Mwanawasa (Chembe) Bridge, commissioned in October 2008 for a cost of US$ 1.5 million. [1]

The 350-metre bridge has helped transportation difficulties brought about by the Chembe Ferry of old. [1]

With the pronouncement of Chembe as a new District, it has seen significant economic growth.[ citation needed ]

Chembe Multi-facility Economic Zone

In 2016, the government launched the development of the Chembe Multi-facility Economic Zone. [2]

Mansa Sugar Limited

In December 2015, MANSA Sugar Limited, which was incorporated in 2014, proposed to set up a sugar plantation and processing factory in Chembe, Luapula for US$ 60 million. [3] [4] [5]

The Factory was commissioned in September 2018. [4]

Capacity: 500,000 tonnes of sugarcane per annum and 44,380 tonnes of white mill sugar. [3]

Mansa Chilli Limited

In July 2016, Mansa Chilli Limited began constructing chili-processing plant in the Chembe Multi-Facility Economic Zone. [5]

Population

In 2010 Chembe district had 23,394 inhabitants, and in 2019 the district was projected to go to a number of up to 28,919. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ times (16 July 2014). "Chembe MFEZ to take off". times.co.zm. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 daily-mail (15 December 2015). "sugar-plantation-plant-cards-mansa". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. 1 2 daily-mail (9 July 2018). "production-starts-at-mansa-sugar". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  5. 1 2 daily-mail (28 July 2016). "mansa-sugar-in-65-acre-deal". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Chembe (District, Zambia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
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