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Kasama
Northerncity
Total population
113,000
Demographic figures from Zambia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Kasama is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia. It serves as the provincial capital and the headquarters of Kasama District.
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History
The 1898/1899 interregnum on the Mwamba throne, the then second in rank from the Chitimukulu, made it possible for Catholic Bishop Joseph 'Moto Moto' Dupont to facilitate the establishment of the British colonial administration of North-Eastern Rhodesia under Administrator Robert Codrington. The first BSAC administrative boma was established at Kasama. Due to the town's central location as well as its closeness to Chitimukulu's and Mwamba's courts, it eventually became the largest and dominant town of the north-eastern lobe of Northern Rhodesia, then later, Zambia.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
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 Northern
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
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Books about Kasama
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
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Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library