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Nchelenge
Luapulatown
Total population
23,693
Demographic figures from Zambia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Nchelenge is a town in the Luapula Province of northern Zambia, lying on the south eastern shore of Lake Mweru. It is contiguous with Kashikishi, and they are sometimes referred to as Nchelenge-Kashikishi. Nchelenge is the administrative centre for the Zambian part of Lake Mweru, being the seat of the district government and branches of national agencies, while Kashikishi is the market and fisheries centre. Nchelenge attained District status in 1997 when it was upgraded from being a sub-District structure of the Kawambwa District in Luapula.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia