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- 1 2 "Sikongo District | Western Province of Zambia". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ↑ "Atlas of Zambia - Wikimedia Commons". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
| 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 | |
Coordinates: 15°00′S22°30′E / 15.000°S 22.500°E
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