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Kafue

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Kafue

Total population

219,000

Elevation1008 m
Coordinates-15.74°, 28.18°

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City facts

Elevation
1008 m

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Overview

Kafue is a town on the T2 road in the Lusaka Province of Zambia and it lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbelt are located.

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History & geography

History

During World War II, 25 Polish refugees escaping from German- and Soviet-occupied Poland, were admitted in Kafue in 1941.

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Geography

Latitude
-15.7445
Longitude
28.1755
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Notable people from here

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Nearby places in Lusaka

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,092

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
229
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Kafue

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library