Luanshya

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Luanshya

Total population

153,117

Elevation1235 m

Coordinates-13.13°, 28.42°

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

Overview

Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 212,864. The town is situated in an area which was under Chief Mushili of the Lamba people.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

A. C. Grayling

English philosopher

J

James Chamanga

Zambian footballer

Godfrey Chitalu

Zambian footballer (1947–1993)

David Webster

South African anthropologist (1945-1989)

George Kunda

Zambian lawyer and politician (1956-2012)

K

Kennedy Nketani

Zambian footballer

P

Patrick Phiri

football player and manager

P

Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie

Scottish politician and advocate (1945-2013)

C

Collins Mbesuma

Zambian footballer

N

Neal Radford

Cricket player of England. (born 1957)

B

Bernard Chanda

Zambian footballer and manager (1952-1993)

B

Boniface Simutowe

Zambian footballer

E

Emmanuel Mwape

Zambian footballer (1950-1991)

G

Ghost Mulenga

Zambian footballer (1954-1985)

J

John Edmond

Rhodesian folk singer

Kaiser Kalambo

Zambian footballer (1953-2014)

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

Nearby places in Copperbelt

• Saint Anthony's
  39.6 mi away
• Konkola
  72.5 mi away
• Uvinza
  570.8 mi away
• Ujiji
  574.8 mi away
• Kigoma
  576.3 mi away
• Nguruka
  582.4 mi away
• Bubango
  587.9 mi away · pop. 8,261
• Manyovu
  607.5 mi away
• Kibondo
  678 mi away
• Kakonko
  702.5 mi away
• Momba-Peulh
  2515.7 mi away
• Nyapani
  2559.1 mi away

Browse all places in Copperbelt →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Luanshya

Copper town

Hortense Powdermaker · 1962

Copper town: changing Africa

Hortense Powdermaker · 1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Southern Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros

Seen 2025-05-04

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