Chongwe District
Chongwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Chongwe. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 313,389 people.Before 1997, Chongwe District, together with Kafue District and Rufunsa District, was known as "Lusaka Rural".Chongwe is home to Chalimbana University and Palabana University.Chongwe District
- Type: district of Zambia
- Description: district of Zambia
- Location: Lusaka Province, Zambia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-15.72° or 15° 43' 12" southLongitude
29.33° or 29° 19' 48" eastElevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)Open Location Code
5GPF78JH+2XGeoNames ID
7910080Wikidata ID
Q3031144Chongwe District Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Chongwe District
- Chinese: Chongwe Koān
- Chinese: 瓊戈韋縣
- Dutch: Chongwe District
- French: District de Chongwe
- German: Chongwe
- German: Chongwe (Distrikt)
- Indonesian: Distrik Chongwe
- Italian: Distretto di Chongwe
- Japanese: チョングウェ地区
- Lithuanian: Čongvės apskritis
- Min Nan Chinese: Chongwe Koān
- Polish: Dystrykt Chongwe
- Tumbuka: Boma la Chongwe
- Western Mari: Чонгве (район)
- Western Mari: Чонгве
- Zulu: Chongwe District
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Nyamepi IslandIsland
- Lower Zambezi Royal AirportAirfield, 3½ km west
- Mana Pools National Park
- NyamuzinoHill, 6 km north
- Ninesi IslandIsland, 8 km southwest
- Chikenya IslandIsland, 8 km east
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