Mongu District

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Mongu District
Zambia Mongu District.png
District location in Zambia
CountryFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Province Western Province
Capital Mongu
Population
 (2000)
  Total162,002
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Mongu District is a district of Zambia with headquarters at Mongu. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 162,002 people. [1] More than a quarter of whom live in Mongu town; the remainder live on the floodplain or its edge. East of the Lui River, the population is very low due to the absence of surface water in the dry season.

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References

  1. "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 11, 2010.

Coordinates: 15°10′S23°30′E / 15.167°S 23.500°E / -15.167; 23.500