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Mwinilunga

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Mwinilunga

Coordinates-11.73°, 24.43°

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Overview

Mwinilunga is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia. It is the headquarters of Mwinilunga District, one of the province's eleven districts.

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History & geography

Geography

The town lies on the west bank of the West Lunga River, along the Chingola–Solwezi–Mwinilunga Road (T5 Road of Zambia), which continues north-westwards to Caianda, in Angola. Mwinilunga is located approximately , by road, west of Solwezi, the provincial capital. Another tarmacked state road (D286 Road of Zambia), leads south to Kabompo, the capital of Kabompo District. Kabompo town is approximately south of Mwinilunga. Mwinilunga sits in the extreme north-western corner of the country, close to the international borders with Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The geographical coordinates of Mwinilunga, Zambia are:11°43'02.0"S, 24°25'44.0"E (Latitude:-11.717222; Longitude:24.428889). The average elevation of the town is above mean sea level. This is one of the wettest places in Zambia with annual rainfall of about falling in the rainy season from October to May. }}

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Geography

Latitude
-11.7315
Longitude
24.4260
Water area
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Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2002-03-05

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,990

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Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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  • • Open Library