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Kawambwa

Luapulatown

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Total population

46,171

Coordinates-9.79°, 29.08°

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City facts

Overview

Kawambwa is a town in the Zambian province of Luapula located on the edge of the northern Zambian plateau above the Luapula valley at an altitude of 1300 m. It was chosen as an administrative district of the same name by the British colonial authorities who preferred the climate of the plateau rather than the hotter valley where most of the district's population live, and it continues as an administrative district today.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-9.7920
Longitude
29.0770
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
76
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-breasted Snake-Eagle
    Circaetus pectoralis A.Smith, 1829 · Aves
    3
  • Rock Pratincole
    Glareola nuchalis G.R.Gray, 1849 · Aves
    3
  • Frade’s Brown House Snake
    Boaedon fradei Hallermann, Ceríaco, Schmitz, Ernst, Conradie, Verburgt, Marques & Bauer, 2020 · Squamata
    2
  • African Weaver Ant
    Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille, 1802) · Insecta
    2
  • Shelley's Francolin
    Scleroptila shelleyi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1890) · Aves
    2
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    2
  • Striped Pipit
    Anthus lineiventris Sundevall, 1850 · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2015-08-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Luapula

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,075

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
139
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kawambwa

Trip report of Linda Perez to Kawambwa District, Luapula Province, Zambia, 27 September-12 October, 1984
Linda M. Perez · 1984

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Eulophia latilabris
Eulophia latilabris
Eulophia latilabris
Seen 2026-01-06
Tropical House Gecko
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Seen 2025-08-22
Cyperus demangei
Cyperus demangei
Cyperus demangei
Seen 2024-02-04
Strophanthus welwitschii
Strophanthus welwitschii
Strophanthus welwitschii
Seen 2017-10-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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