Official Name: | Chelston |
Other Name: | Chelstone |
Native Name: | Chakunkula |
Pushpin Map: | Zambia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Zambia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Zambia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lusaka |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2016 Estimate |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Coordinates: | -15.3658°N 28.3853°W |
Chelston, also Chelstone or Chakunkula, is a neighborhood in Zambia's capital city, Lusaka. Before the 1960s Chelstone was an separate town until it was annexed into the greater city of Lusaka.
Chelston is approximately 8km (05miles),[1] by road, northeast of downtown Lusaka, north of the Great East Road which connects Lusaka and Chipata. To Chelston's west are the neighbourhoods of Munali and Kamanga. To the south is the Great East Road is the neighbourhood of Avondale. To the east is the Airport Road, leading to Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA). To the north is the swamp that lies west of KKIA. The geographical coordinates of Chelston are: 15°21'57.0"S, 28°23'07.0"E (Latitude:-15.365823; Longitude:28.385265).
Chelston is a high-class residential neighbourhood. The predominant residences are single family homes for civil servants[2] and other workers in the city.