Lufwanyama District

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Lufwanyama District
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District location in Zambia
CountryFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Province Copperbelt Province
Capital Lufwanyama
Population
 (2010)
  Total78,503
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)

Lufwanyama District with headquarters at Lufwanyama is a large rural undeveloped district in the west of Copperbelt Province. On a number of maps it is mixed up with Mpongwe District and Masaiti District. At one time these three districts were known as 'Ndola Rural'. [1] As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 78,503 people. [2] It has an area of 9849 square kilometres. [3]

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References

  1. "Masaiti District". Copperbelt Province Administration.
  2. "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  3. "Lufwanyama district: Agrarian, mineral, timber-rich land – Zambia Daily Mail" . Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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