Solwezi District | |
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 District location in Zambia | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | North-Western Province |
| Capital | Solwezi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,335.8 km2 (1,288.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 332,623 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Solwezi District is a district of Zambia, located in North-Western Province. The capital lies at Solwezi. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 332,623 people. [1]
Before 2016, the district had three electoral constituencies; namely Solwezi West, Solwezi Central and Solwezi East. But from the 2016 general election going forward, the Solwezi West constituency now constitutes Kalumbila District while the Solwezi East constituency now constitutes Mushindamo District, leaving Solwezi District with only one constituency (Solwezi Central). [2]
Solwezi is a town in Zambia. It is the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North-Western Province. Solwezi is also the administrative capital of Solwezi District, one of the eleven districts in the North-Western Province.
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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 fifteen districts.
Lusaka Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia. It is the smallest in terms of land area, covering 21,896 km2. However, it is the most populated and densely populated province in Zambia, with a population of 3,079,964 as of 2022 and a population density of 140 persons per km2.
North-Western Province is one of ten Provinces of Zambia. It covers an area of 125,826 km2 (48,582 sq mi), has a population of 1,278,357 and a population density of 20 per square kilometre as of 2021. It is the most sparsely populated province in the country. The provincial capital is Solwezi. The literacy rate stood at 63 per cent in 2010 against a national average of 70.2 per cent. The rural population constituted 77.45%, while the urban population was 22.55%. North-Western Province is bordered along Angola in the west, the Democratic Republic of Congo in the north, Copperbelt Province in the east, Central in the south-east, and Western Province in the south-west.
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Kalomo District is a district of Zambia, located in Southern Province. The capital lies at Kalomo. As of the 2022 Zambian census, the district had a population of 274,640 people.
Mwense District is a district of Zambia, located in Luapula Province. The capital lies at Mwense. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 105,759 people. It consists of two constituencies, namely Mwense and Mambilima.
Mutanda is a town in Kalumbila District, North-Western Province, Zambia. It is approximately 33 kilometres (21 mi), by road, southwest of Solwezi. Mutanda is situated approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi), by road, northwest of Lusaka, the capital.
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Victoria Kalima Phiri was a Zambian politician who was Minister of Gender and member of the National Assembly for Kasenengwa from 2016 and 2011, respectively, till her death.
The T5 is a trunk road in Zambia. It connects Chingola in the Copperbelt Province with Solwezi and Mwinilunga in the North-Western Province. The route extends to end at the Jimbe border post with Angola. It is the only other road after the M18 road that connects the towns of the North-Western and Copperbelt provinces and is currently the main route motorists use to reach Angola from Zambia. The section of the road from Chingola to Mutanda is a toll road.
Solwezi Central is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the towns of Kansanshi, Kulima and Solwezi in Solwezi District of North-Western Province.
Solwezi East is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers Mushindamo District of North-Western Province.
Solwezi West is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers the towns of Mayana, Mumena and Mutanda in Kalumbila District of North-Western 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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