Mansa

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

Overview

Mansa is the capital of the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Mansa District. It takes its name from the local Chief Mansa and the small Mansa River which flows west to the Luapula River. During British rule the city was named Fort Rosebery.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

A

Angus Carmichael

Scottish footballer (1925-2013)

Sylvester Chisembele

Zambian politician (1930-2006)

S

Steven Lungu

politician

G

Ginger Pensulo

Zambian footballer

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

Nearby places in Luapula

• Mapogoro
  485 mi away
• Idodi
  490.7 mi away
• Ilula
  544.6 mi away
• Vohogdin
  2521.1 mi away
• Baglenga
  2534.6 mi away
• Kiougou-Kandaga
  2536.8 mi away
• Tenonghin-Peulh
  2547.2 mi away
• Nabsougdin
  2554.3 mi away
• Douamtenga
  2558.7 mi away
• Siguinvoussé
  2563.8 mi away
• Dakonsin
  2565.1 mi away
• Gninga
  2572.8 mi away

Browse all places in Luapula →

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 Mansa

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Dispholidus typus punctatus

Dispholidus typus punctatus

Seen 2025-11-16

apple-of-Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Seen 2022-09-12

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctata

Seen 2022-08-19

Boaedon fradei

Boaedon fradei

Seen 2022-06-22

African Hermit Spider

Nephilingis cruentata

Seen 2022-05-09

Flap-necked Chameleon

Chamaeleo dilepis

Seen 2021-05-21

Olive Whip Snake

Psammophis mossambicus

Seen 2021-05-17

Oleander Hawkmoth

Daphnis nerii

Seen 2012-04-05

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