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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Choma, Zambia</span> Town in Southern Province, Zambia

Choma is a town that serves as the capital of the Southern Province of Zambia. It is also the capital of Choma District, one of the 15 administrative districts in the province.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Districts of Zambia</span>

The ten provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 116 districts as of 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lusaka–Livingstone Road</span> Road in Zambia

The T1 or Lusaka–Livingstone Road is the main highway of the Southern Province of Zambia. It begins 55 kilometres south of the city of Lusaka and heads south-west to the principal tourist destination, Victoria Falls in Livingstone, via Mazabuka, Monze, Choma and Kalomo, measuring approximately 430 kilometres (267 mi). The entire route is part of Trans-African Highway network number 4 or Cairo-Cape Town Highway between Cairo and Cape Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Choma District</span> District in Southern Province, Zambia

Choma District is a district of Zambia, located in Southern Province. The capital lies at Choma. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 266,916 people. Choma has been the provincial capital of the Southern Province since 2012.

Choma was a Byzantine fortress in central Anatolia, which played an important role in the fight against the Seljuk Turks in the late 11th and 12th centuries. It was located at the ruins now called Akkale, on the rocky summit of Akdağ 4 km north of Homa. It should not be confused with the Choma in Lycia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Green Eagles F.C.</span> Zambian football club

Green Eagles Football Club is a Zambian football club based in Choma, Zambia that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. The club finished the 2016 season in 11th place. There has been notable resurgence by the club, which has shifted the power balance of elite football in Zambia. The Choma-based club have transformed themselves from relegation candidates to title contenders – thanks to the support by their sponsors Zambia National Service (ZNS), focused leadership at the service and the tactics employed by Head Coach Aggrey Chiyangi, who has deservingly served as Chipolopolo care-taker coach.

Choma was a place in the interior of ancient Lycia, according to Pliny on a river Aedesa. Ptolemy places Choma as one of the four cities of the Milyas, and places it near Candyba. The town can be identified with a site near today's village of Hacımusalar in the district of Elmalı.

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Daniel Munkombwe was a Zambian politician. He worked as a political organizer and administrator for the ZANC in Northern Rhodesia before and after independence. He was elected to Parliament for Choma constituency in 1973 and served for 19 years. In 2001, he was appointed Minister for the Southern Province by Levy Mwanawasa and continued in that and other government posts until 2015, having been subsequently appointed by Rupiah Banda and Michael Sata.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pemba District</span> District in Southern Province, Zambia

Pemba District is a district of Southern Province, Zambia. The district capital is Pemba. It was separated from Choma District in 2012. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 101,021 people.

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Esther Siamfuko is a Zambian footballer who plays as a defender for Queens Academy, on loan from Choma Warriors, and the Zambia women's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mbabala (constituency)</span> Constituency of National Assembly of Zambia

Mbabala is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers part of Choma District in Southern Province.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Choma (constituency)</span> Constituency of National Assembly of Zambia

Choma is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers part of Choma District in Southern Province, including the town of Choma.