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Chililabombwe

Copperbelttown

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Total population

90,530

Air quality index

69Moderate
Elevation1360 m
Coordinates-12.37°, 27.84°

Demographic figures from Zambia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
1360 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Chililabombwe is a small town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It is located near the Democratic Republic of the Congo border. The name Chililabombwe means 'place of the croaking frog' in the local language of Lamba. Originally is called Bancroft after Canadian geologist, Dr. Joseph Austen Bancroft (1882-1957). The town has a population of 87 000 based on census data from 2010, making it one of the largest towns in the Copperbelt. The town is on the T3 road, 20 km north of the neighbouring town of Chingola, and approximately 17 km south of the large border market of Kasumbalesa. The town's main economic activity is copper mining.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.3681
Longitude
27.8357
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
69
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
18.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
20.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
84
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
308
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Veined Golden Arab
    Colotis vesta (Reiche, 1850) · Insecta
    5
  • Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe
    Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe · Liliopsida
    4
  • Little Commodore
    Junonia sophia (Fabricius, 1793) · Insecta
    4
  • Olive Whip Snake
    Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882 · Squamata
    4
  • Frade’s Brown House Snake
    Boaedon fradei Hallermann, Ceríaco, Schmitz, Ernst, Conradie, Verburgt, Marques & Bauer, 2020 · Squamata
    3
  • Little Scarlet
    Crocothemis sanguinolenta (Burmeister, 1839) · Insecta
    3
  • African Caper
    Belenois creona (Cramer, 1776) · Insecta
    3
  • Banded Gold Tip
    Colotis eris (Klug, 1829) · Insecta
    3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Copperbelt

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Geography & sun

Elevation
4,426 ft (1349 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,077

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
270
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Chililabombwe

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library