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This is a list of cities, towns, villages and missions in Zambia.
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This is a list of cities, towns, villages and missions in Zambia.
| Rank | City | Population (census 1980) | Population (census 1990) [1] | Population (census 2000) [2] | Population (census 2010) [3] | Province | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lusaka | 735,830 | 769,353 | 1,084,703 | 1,747,152 | Lusaka |  |
| 2. | Kitwe | 283,962 | 363,734 | 501,360 | Copperbelt |  | |
| 3. | Ndola | 297,490 | 329,228 | 374,757 | 451,246 | Copperbelt |  |
| 4. | Kabwe | 127,422 | 154,318 | 176,758 | 202,360 | Central |  |
| 5. | Chingola | 130,872 | 142,383 | 147,448 | 185,246 | Copperbelt | |
| 6. | Mufulira | 138,824 | 123,936 | 122,336 | 151,309 | Copperbelt | |
| 7. | Livingstone | 61,296 | 76,875 | 97,488 | 134,349 | Southern |  |
| 8. | Luanshya | 113,422 | 118,143 | 115,579 | 130,076 | Copperbelt |  |
| 10. | Kasama | 36,269 | 47,653 | 74,243 | 101,845 | Northern | |
| 9. | Chipata | 33,627 | 52,213 | 73,110 | 116,627 | Eastern |  |
~Other cities~
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Mwandi is a small town on the Zambezi in the district of the same name of the Western Province in Zambia. The town is 120 km west of Livingstone, on the M10 Road to Sesheke. The village is part of the region known as Barotseland. The town is the seat of a parliamentary constituency of the same name.
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