| 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]
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]
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]
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.
Notable people originating from Chinsali include: