Chilubi District Explained

Chilubi District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Zambia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Northern Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Chilubi
Population As Of:2000
Population Total:66338
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2

Chilubi District with headquarters at Chilubi is located in Northern Province, Zambia. It covers the north-east Lake Bangweulu and Bangweulu Wetlands containing several islands including Chilubi Island, and some of the mainland northeast of the lake. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 66,338 people.[1]

Other islands in Chilubi District include Chichile, Kasansa, Panyo Island and Luangwa, all at the edges of the swamps where they dry out sufficiently in the dry season to form a connection to the mainland.[2]

Isangano National Park lies in the east of the district but it has no management and most of the wildlife has been poached out.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Zambia. Statoids. February 12, 2010.
  2. http://www.nrzam.org.uk/Site%20Resources/Bangweulu/Bangweulu.jpg Map of Bangweulu Swamps
  3. Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.