Chongwe District

Chongwe District
District
District location in Zambia
District location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceLusaka Province
CapitalChongwe
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
313,389
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

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.[1]

Before 1997, Chongwe District, together with Kafue District and Rufunsa District, was known as "Lusaka Rural".[2]

Chongwe is home to Chalimbana University (formerly National In-service Teachers College - NISTCOL) and Palabana University (formerly Palabana College).

References

  1. ^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
  2. ^ "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

15°21′S 28°38′E / 15.350°S 28.633°E / -15.350; 28.633


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