Zambezi

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Zambezi

Coordinates-13.55°, 23.12°

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

Overview

Zambezi is a town in the North-Western Province of Zambia, lying on the Zambezi River, west of Kabompo. It is at the western end of the M8 road. It is known for the palaces of the chiefs of the Lunda and Lovale people. Until about 1966 it was called Balovale after the dominant chief but the name was changed in an attempt to defuse tensions between the main groups and the government of the newly independent country.

Geography

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

Nearby places in North-Western

• Sahandu
  179.7 mi away
• Sakufola
  180.7 mi away
• Mumena
  215.9 mi away
• El Maïda
  3647.1 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Ilougane
  3647.7 mi away
• Bordj Boni
  3648.2 mi away
• Imouguel
  3648.9 mi away
• Ighzer Ouftis
  3648.9 mi away
• Ait Boughouiche
  3650.4 mi away
• Timalene
  3650.5 mi away
• Ait Laalam
  3650.6 mi away
• Aqqach
  3650.9 mi away

Browse all places in North-Western →

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 Zambezi

The social and economic conditions of refugees and displaced persons in the Mwinilunga, Zambezi, Kabompo, and Solwezi Districts of Zambia's North-Western Province

Paul J. Freund · 1983

Is small beautiful?

Kate A. F. Crehan · 1987

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bubblebarb Squeaker

Synodontis woosnami

Seen 2023-05-20

Zambezi Dwarf Stonebasher

Pollimyrus marianne

Seen 2023-05-20

Okavango Churchill

Petrocephalus okavangensis

Seen 2023-05-20

Banded Jewel Cichlid

Hemichromis elongatus

Seen 2023-05-20

Southern Mouthbrooder

Pseudocrenilabrus philander

Seen 2023-05-20

Zambezi Bream

Pharyngochromis acuticeps

Seen 2023-05-19

Azure Hairstreak

Hemiolaus caeculus

Seen 2021-12-15

Wahlberg’s Striped Skink

Trachylepis wahlbergii

Seen 2021-11-29

Flame-bordered Emperor

Charaxes protoclea

Seen 2021-11-22

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