Chinsali Explained

Official Name:Chinsali
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Zambia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Zambia
Coordinates:-10.5522°N 32.0692°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Zambia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Muchinga Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chinsali District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010 Census
Population Total:15198
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Elevation M:1383
Postal Code:Kasama town and other areas districts of northern province use the 410 postcode
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwa

Chinsali is a town in Zambia, which is both the district headquarters of Chinsali District and provincial headquarters of Muchinga Province.[1]

Location

It lies just off the road between Mpika and Isoka (Tanzam Highway; Zambia's Great North Road), about 90km (60miles) southwest of Isoka. This is about 176km (109miles) north-north-east of Mpika.[2]

Chinsali is located approximately 824km (512miles), by road, north-east of the city of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in the country.

The geographical coordinates of Chinsali Town are 10°33'08.0"S, 32°04'09.0"E (Latitude:-10.552222; Longitude:32.069167). The town is nestled at an average elevation of 1383m (4,537feet) above mean sea level.[3]

Population

The 1990 national population census enumerated 7,509 people in Chinsali. In 2000, the population census that year put the town's population at 11,507. In 2010, that year's population census gave the population total as 15,198. Central Statistical Office Zambia calculated that the population of Chinsali increased at an average rate of 2.82 percent annually, between 2000 and 2010.[4]

Overview

Chinsali is home mainly to the Bemba people, and to their Senior Chief Nkula who is eligible to ascend to the throne of Paramount Chief of the Bemba People based in Mungwi District of Northern Province.

Chinsali's notable people

Notable people originating from Chinsali include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regions in Zambia: Muchinga Province: Chinsali . Commonwealthofnations.org . 27 September 2021 . Commonwealth of Nations Organization . 27 September 2021 . Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  2. Web site: Road Distance Between Mpika Hospital And Chinsali General Hospital . 27 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Elevation.maplogs.com . 27 September 2021 . Elevation of Chinsali Town, Zambia . Elevation Maplogs . 27 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Citypopulation.de . The population of all Zambian cities and urban centers with more than 5,000 inhabitants according to census results: Chinsali City in Muchinga Province, Zambia . 14 July 2019 . Central Statistical Office Zambia . 27 September 2021 . Citypopulatin.de Quoting Central Statistical Office Zambia.
  5. Web site: Zambia: Kenneth Kaunda: The Last Giant of African Nationalism and Benign Autocrat Left a Mixed Legacy . 17 June 2021 . The Conversation . Gavin Evans . 27 September 2021 . Braamfontein, South Africa . via AllAfrica.com.