Lunga District Explained

Lunga District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Zambia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Luapula Province
Area Total Km2:3839.5
Population Total:39383
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2

Lunga District is a district in the Luapula Province of Zambia. It was declared a district in 2012 by Michael Sata[1] (by splitting Samfya District[2]). The district comprises archipelago of islands in the Bangweulu Wetlands in the south-east of Lake Bangweulu. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 39,383 people.[3]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-04-30 . Lunga district development crusade on course – Zambia Daily Mail . 2023-06-18 . en-US.
  2. Web site: 9 February 2012 . Zambia: Dilemma of New Lunga District . 18 June 2023 . AllAfrica.
  3. https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@africa/@ro-abidjan/@ilo-lusaka/documents/genericdocument/wcms_888660.pdf 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report