Kaoma District Explained

Kaoma District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:300px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Zambia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Province
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Kaoma
Area Total Km2:8403.8
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:146690
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2

Kaoma District with headquarters at Kaoma, Zambia is located in the north-eastern corner of Western Province. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 146,690 people.[1] The population lives mainly around Kaoma town and the northern parts of the district along the Luena and Luampa rivers. Its south-western portion is relatively uninhabited being very sandy with little water available in the dry season.

It consists of two constituencies, namely Kaoma Central and Mangango.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@africa/@ro-abidjan/@ilo-lusaka/documents/genericdocument/wcms_888660.pdf 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report
  2. Web site: Kaoma council signs K9.4 million contracts for CDF – Zambia Daily Mail News Website . 2024-06-08 . en-US.
  3. https://archive.gazettes.africa/archive/zm/2016/zm-government-gazette-dated-2016-05-27-no-6487.pdf Government Gazette Notice