Petauke District | |
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| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | Eastern Province |
| Capital | Petauke |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 235,879 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Petauke District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Petauke. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 235,879 people. [1] It consists of two constituencies, namely Petauke Central and Kaumbwe.
This article is about the transport in Zambia.
The Nsenga, not to be confused with the Senga, are a Bantu ethnic tribe of Zambia and Mozambique. In Zambia, they are found in two districts of Eastern province namely Nyimba and Petauke. They are also dialects with the Nsenga Luzi of the Luangwa valley in Chief Nyalugwe, Mboloma and Lwembe and the Chikunda of Luangwa Boma (Feira). Their Senior Chief is Kalindawalo M'ndikula who resides in Merwe 10 kilometers from Petauke Boma. His subjects include Chief Mwape, Nyamphande, Nyanje, Mumbi, Sandwe, Nyalugwe, Ndake, Lwembe and Mwanjaw'anthu. They are well known for their culture and artwork which includes bead work and basketry. They also grow groundnuts, maize, millet and sorghum for consumption and cotton (Thonje) as cash crop, and are popular for their Mbewa (Mice), a practice which they are often teased for. The Nsenga language spoken by people of this tribe has been adopted by many groups in Zambia and diluted to Zambia’s widely spoken language Chinyanja.
The Great East Road is a major road in Zambia and the main route linking its Eastern Province with the rest of the country. It is also the major link between Zambia and Malawi and between Zambia and northern Mozambique. However, the route does not carry as much traffic as many of the other regional arterial roads and between the main cities it serves, Lusaka and Chipata, it passes through rural and wilderness areas. In Lusaka the road forms the main arterial road for the eastern suburbs. The entire route from Lusaka to Chipata and the Malawi Border Post is designated the T4 Road on Zambia's road network.
Eastern Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces. The province lies between the Luangwa River and borders with Malawi to the east and Mozambique to the south, from Isoka in the northeast to the north of Luangwa in the south. The provincial capital is Chipata. Eastern province has an area of 51,476 km2 (19,875 sq mi), locally shares border with three other provinces of the country and is divided into eleven districts.
Railway stations in Zambia include:
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. 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.
Lukulu District is a district of Zambia, located in Western Province. The capital lies at Lukulu. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 68,375 people.
Kabompo District is a district of Zambia, located in North-Western Province. The capital lies at Kabompo. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 51,904 people.
Choma District is a district of Zambia, located in Southern Province. The capital lies at Choma. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 74,890 people. Choma is now the provincial capital of the Southern Province of Zambia and has since been split into two districts giving birth to Pemba district on the Northern border of the district.
Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 455,783 people.
Mbala District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Mbala. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 149,634 people.
Mporokoso District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Mporokoso. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 73,929 people.
The Sinda District is a district of Zambia, located in the Eastern Province. It was created in 2012 by taking part of Petauke District and part of Katete District. It consists of two constituencies, namely Sinda and Kapoche.
Kaumbwe is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It was named Kapoche until being renamed in 2016, and covers part of Petauke District.
Sinda is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Sinda in Sinda District of Eastern Province.
Msanzala District is a district of Eastern Province, Zambia. It is also known as Lusangazi District and was made independent from Petauke District in 2018.
Dora Siliya is a politician in Zambia. She is the former member of parliament for Petauke Central and the former Minister of Communication and Broadcasting.
| Central Province | |
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| Copperbelt Province | |
| Eastern Province | |
| Luapula Province | |
| Lusaka Province | |
| Muchinga Province | |
| Northern Province | |
| North-Western Province | |
| Southern Province | |
| Western Province | |
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Coordinates: 14°10′S31°00′E / 14.167°S 31.000°E
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