Rufunsa District

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Rufunsa District
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District location in Zambia
CountryFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Province Lusaka Province
CapitalRufunsa
Population
 (2022)
  Total81,733
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Rufunsa District is a district in Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. [1] The district capital is Rufunsa. The district was established by President Michael Sata in 2012 by splitting Chongwe District. [2] [3] As of the 2022 Zambian census, it has a population of 81,733. [4]

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Economy

The main economic activity of the local people is subsistence farming. Rufunsa holds gold, copper, and other minerals, although mining is not well-developed.

Education

Five decades after Zambia's independence, Rufunsa district now has twelve public secondary schools and three private secondary school s. However the Literacy levels are still low. The Catholic Church has given hope by building a nursing school.

Geography

Rufunsa is on the Great East Road, approximately 150 km east of the capital, Lusaka.

Demographics

The indigenous people there are the remnants of the Soli people. They had to relinquish much of Lusaka land to the central government.

Governance

Three chiefs live in this district; Chief Bunda Bunda, Chieftainess Mpanshya, and Chieftainess Shikabeta.

Before 1997, Rufunsa District along with Chongwe District and Kafue District, were known as "Lusaka Rural". [5]

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References

  1. "Ministry signs contracts for construction of 180 housing units in 17 newly created Districts". Ministry Of Local Government. 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. "Rufunsa District". Archived from the original on 25 January 2021.
  3. "Zambia : President Sata creates two new districts". Lusaka Times. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
  5. "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

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