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Lusaka (/ l uː ˈ s ɑː k ə / loo-SAH-kə) is the capital and largest city of Zambia.It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. [7] Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,196 ft).
Zambia has since become a multi-party state and has experienced several peaceful transitions of power. Zambia contains abundant natural resources, including minerals, wildlife, forestry, freshwater, and arable land. [11] As of the latest estimate in 2018, 47.9 percent of the population is affected by multidimensional poverty. [12]
Lusaka Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia.It is the smallest in terms of land area, covering 21,896 km 2.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 km 2.
Chelston, also Chelstone or Chakunkula, is a neighborhood in Zambia's capital city, Lusaka. Before the 1960s Chelstone was an separate town until it was annexed into the greater city of Lusaka. Before the 1960s Chelstone was an separate town until it was annexed into the greater city of Lusaka.
From 1972 to 1991, Zambia was a one-party state with UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation" coined by Kaunda. Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of socio-economic development and government decentralisation.
Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south.It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely damaged by a crash in global copper prices in 1973.
National Archives of Zambia headquartered in city. [11] International School of Lusaka founded. [12] Population: 87,495. [1] 1964 City becomes capital of the newly independent Republic of Zambia. [13] Independence Stadium (Zambia) opens. 1965 Rhodes Park School established. Green Buffaloes F.C. founded. 1966 - University of Zambia founded. 1967
A komboni is a type of informal housing compound or shanty town common to Zambia, particularly the capital city of Lusaka. It is characterized by a low income and a high population density. [1]: 72 Kombonis typically began as housing for employees of a particular company, estate, or mine. [1]