Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital of Zambia. It is also the largest city in that country. It is in south central Zambia on a plateau at 1300 m (4265 ft) in altitude. Lusaka has 1,084,703 people living in it.
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| Coordinates: 15°25′S 28°17′E / 15.417°S 28.283°ECoordinates: 15°25′S 28°17′E / 15.417°S 28.283°E | |||||
| Province | Lusaka Province | ||||
| District | Lusaka District | ||||
| Country | Zambia | ||||
| Established | 1905 | ||||
| City status | 25 August 1960 | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Mayor of Lusaka | Miles Sampa | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • City | 418 km2 (161 sq mi) | ||||
| Elevation | 1,279[3] m (4,190 ft) | ||||
| Population (2010) | |||||
| • City | 1,747,152[1] | ||||
| • Metro | 2,238,569 | ||||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) | ||||
| Climate | Cwa | ||||
| Website | http://www.lcc.gov.zm | ||||
Lusaka Media
Government House, built for the Governor of Northern Rhodesia
View of Cairo Road and north-west Lusaka from the Zanaco building
Lusaka Suburbs veiw
Chilenje Residential area in 2023
Zambia Supreme Court Building in Lusaka. Location by Garmin 60CSx handheld GPS; altimeter 1278 meters
University of Zambia campus
Catholic church in Lusaka.
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, main terminal
Lusaka Intercity Bus Station
Pedestrian getting on minibus at the local bus stop in Lusaka
References
- ↑ "Zambia: Provinces, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- ↑ City of Lusaka Website Archived 20 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Airport altitude, http://climexp.knmi.nl/ Retrieved 7 March 2015
- ↑ <%=hdrContact%>. "Zambia". www.itu.int. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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