Livingstone (Zambia)

Livingstone
Coordinates	17 ° 51 ′  S , 25 ° 51 ′  E Coordinates: 17 ° 51 ′  S , 25 ° 51 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Zambia
province	Southern province
height	915 m
Residents	134,349 (2010)
founding	1904
Telephone code	0211
Main street in Livingstone

Livingstone is the capital of the southern province of the Republic of Zambia , on the Zambezi eight kilometers north of the Victoria Falls and just under 1000 m above sea level.

The city emerged in 1904 when the Victoria Falls Bridge was completed. It was named after David Livingstone and was the capital of Northwest Rhodesia from 1907 to 1911 and then of Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1935 . Maramba has established itself as an alternative name . It has around 135,000 inhabitants (2010) and borders the 66 km² Mosi oa Tunya National Park . It is the seat of the administration of the district of the same name.

Population development

The following overview shows the population by area since the 1990 census.

year	population
1990 (census)	76,875
2000 (census)	97,488
2010 (census)	134,349

traffic

Livingstone has good road and rail links to the south ( Zimbabwe ), west ( Trans Caprivi Highway ) and north with the T1 trunk road ( Lusaka , Copperbelt ) and is also accessible via Livingstone International Airport .

tourism

The city lives mainly from tourism, as it is the starting point for tours to the Victoria Falls and benefits from the offers of the many tour operators in the Zimbabwean Victoria Falls , such as bungee jumping from the railway bridge and white water rafting. Since the deterioration of social conditions in Zimbabwe, there has been a surge in tourism in Livingstone at the expense of Victoria Falls.

In Livingstone is the Livingstone Museum, which was founded in 1930 and also exhibits archaeological finds from Ingombe Ilede from the time of the Munhumutapa Empire .

Churches

Livingstone is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Livingstone .

Personalities

• Peter Dickinson (1927-2015), British writer; born in Livingstone
• Peter J. Betts (1941–2019), British-Swiss writer, translator and journalist; born in Livingstone

gallery

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  David Livingstone memorial stone in Livingstone

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  The Livingstone Museum

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  Main street in Livingstone

Climate table

Livingstone
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     174   30th 19th     141   30th 19th     80   30th 18th     24   30th 15th     6th   28 10     1   26th 7th     0   26th 6th     0   28 9     2   33 14th     25th   34 18th     70   33 19th     169   30th 19th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Livingstone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.0 29.7 30.3 29.9 28.0 25.6 25.5 28.4 32.5 34.0 32.6 30.4 O 29.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 18.9 18.6 17.6 14.8 10.1 6.7 6.3 9.2 14.2 18.2 19.1 18.9 O 14.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 174 141 80 24 6th 1 0 0 2 25th 70 169 Σ 692 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 6.9 6.9 8.1 9.1 9.8 9.6 10.0 10.3 9.9 9.0 7.6 6.7 O 8.7 Rainy days ( d ) 16 14th 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 4th 11 16 Σ 73 Humidity ( % ) 75 77 72 65 58 55 52 43 35 42 55 71 O 58.3 Source: wetterkontor.de

See also

• For a map with all districts and provinces see: Administrative division of Zambia

Web links

Commons : Livingstone, Zambia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Livingstone. Zambia Tourism (English)
• Livingstone at Geonames

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2010 Census of Population and Housing. ( Memento of November 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ; PDF) Volume 11, National DescriptiveTables; Page 6 (16 of 406) in PDF
2. ↑ Zambia: Provinces, Cities & Urban Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .