Ndola

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Ndola

Total population

455,194

Coordinates-12.97°, 28.64°

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

Overview

Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia in terms of size and population, with a population of 627,503, after the capital, Lusaka, and Kitwe, and the second largest in terms of infrastructure development after Lusaka. It is the industrial and commercial center of the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It lies just 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border with DR Congo. It is also home to Zambia's first modern stadium, the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Rozalla

Zambian-born Zimbabwean musician

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Jones Mwewa

Zambian footballer (1973-2011)

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Hijani Himoonde

Zambian footballer

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Marcel Madila Basanguka

congolesse Catholic prelate (born 1955)

Noah Chivuta

Zambian footballer

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Gerald Phiri

Zambian sprinter

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Jacob Banda

Zambian footballer

Amon Simutowe

chess player

Geoff Sutcliffe

British-Australian computer scientist

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Howard Mwikuta

Zambian footballer (1941-1988)

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Iain Hesford

English footballer (1960-2014)

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Jeff Whitley

Northern Irish footballer (born 1979)

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Jim Whitley

Northern Irish footballer

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Neil Gregory

English footballer (born 1972)

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Richard Stephenson

Zambian footballer

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Henry Moyo

Malawian footballer and manager (1946-2012)

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

Nearby places in Copperbelt

• Uvinza
  556.5 mi away
• Ujiji
  561.6 mi away
• Kigoma
  563.2 mi away
• Nguruka
  567.2 mi away
• Rusesa
  570.8 mi away
• Bubango
  574.8 mi away · pop. 8,261
• Manyovu
  594.3 mi away
• Kigadye
  625.5 mi away
• Kibondo
  663.7 mi away
• Kakonko
  688 mi away
• Boulgou
  2595.1 mi away
• Daboura
  2602.4 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 Ndola

Detailed soil survey of Bwana-Mkubwa area, Ndola, Copperbelt Province

N. Mukanda · 1982

Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Workplace. a Case Study on Selected Organisations in Ndola, Copperbelt Province

Gift Harris Nachibanga · 2014

Detailed and semi-detailed soil survey of the Munkumpu proposed irrigation scheme, Ndola Rural East District, Copperbelt Province

G. R. Hennemann · 1982

The journey of a missionary

U. Davoli · 1999

Semi detailed soil survey of Kambilombilo State Farm (Copperbelt Province)

D. B. Dalal-Clayton · 1982

Urbanization and kinship

A. L. Epstein · 1981

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

White-barred Emperor

Charaxes brutus

Seen 2026-06-14

Rüppell's Dotted Border

Mylothris rueppellii

Seen 2026-05-20

Mexican sunflower

Tithonia diversifolia

Seen 2026-05-16

Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Seen 2026-04-27

African Red Toad

Schismaderma carens

Seen 2026-04-26

Asthma Plant

Euphorbia hirta

Seen 2026-04-25

billygoat weed

Ageratum conyzoides

Seen 2026-04-25

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata

Seen 2026-04-25

Hairy Beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Seen 2026-04-25

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