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 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 162568 |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Kaoma District with headquarters at Kaoma, Zambia is located in the north-east corner of Western Province. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 162,568 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]