Chirundu, Zambia Explained

Official Name:Chirundu
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Zambia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Zambia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Southern Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chirundu District
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref: =
Population Total:84750
Timezone:SAST
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-16.05°N 78°W
Blank Name:Climate

Chirundu, Zambia is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia at the border with Zimbabwe.[1] It is the site of two road bridges across the Zambezi river, the Chirundu Bridges.

The Chirundu Petrified Forest is an area of fossil trees 21 km west of Chirundu, lying just south of the Chirundu-Lusaka road near the Kariba turn-off. It is a listed National Monument of Zambia.

Chirundu was the home to the local cult leader and faith healer Emmanuel Sadiki roughly from the year 1988 to 1989.

On the Zimbabwe side the township is also called Chirundu.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zambia - Life on the border - Welcome to Chirundu . 2023-06-23 . North Star Alliance . en-GB.