Mkushi

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Mkushi

Total population

123,150

Elevation1257 m

Coordinates-13.62°, 29.39°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mkushi is a town in the Central Province of Zambia, located on the T2 road and the TAZARA Railway, north-east of Kapiri Mposhi. The Changwena Falls and Fort Elwes lie nearby. Mkushi is well known within Zambia for its commercial farms and is where Chengelo School is situated.

Geography

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

Nearby places in Central

• Kaloko
  29.6 mi away
• Kalela
  30.4 mi away
• Muchinka
  84.9 mi away
• Kasavasa
  94.8 mi away
• Chitambo
  96.8 mi away
• Bweupe Chilimboyi
  131 mi away
• Chibuluma
  197.3 mi away
• Kanamisse
  2819.3 mi away
• Kassandé
  2848.4 mi away · pop. 1,459
• Niangoloko
  2873.9 mi away · pop. 22,310
• Ziédougou
  2885.8 mi away · pop. 1,745
• Luniongo
  2912.3 mi away

Browse all places in Central →

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 Mkushi

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Southern Gaudy Commodore

Precis octavia sesamus

Seen 2026-04-19

tropical milkweed

Asclepias curassavica

Seen 2026-03-08

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Seen 2026-02-07

Brachystegia utilis

Brachystegia utilis

Seen 2026-01-09

Pellaea pectiniformis

Pellaea pectiniformis

Seen 2026-01-09

Fire Bush

Hymenodictyon floribundum

Seen 2026-01-09

Neoplocaederus parallelus

Neoplocaederus parallelus

Seen 2025-11-29

Oplostomus rufiventris

Oplostomus rufiventris

Seen 2025-11-28

Eccoptoptera mutilloides

Eccoptoptera mutilloides

Seen 2025-11-25

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