Luapula (province)
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| Country | Zambia |
| Capital | Mansa |
| surface | 50,567 km² |
| Residents | 1,185,400 (calculation 2017) |
| density | 23 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZM-04 |
| Website | www.luapulaprovince.gov.zm (English) |
Coordinates: 11 ° 33 ' S , 29 ° 3' E
The province of Luapula ( English Luapula Province ) of the Republic of Zambia is located in the north of the country on the Luapula , borders east on the Northern Province and west on the " Katanga -sporn" of the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Their capital is Mansa . The province has about 1,185,400 inhabitants (991,927 according to the 2010 census) and covers 50,567 km².
geography
The Luapula Province is located in the rain belt of the Central African Plateau ( Bangweulubassin ). Climatically, it is characterized by the dry season from April to November and the rainy season from December to March. The province covers 30,600 km² (other sources: 50,600 km²), of which 11,600 can be used for agriculture despite the predominantly sandy soils. Lakes, swamps and floodplains make up 43.5% of the area. Lake Bangweulus and Lake Mweru are the largest bodies of water and together made up 40% of the fish marketed in Zambia in 1984. The population is estimated at 800,000 (2006).
economy
About half of the population, 7700 fishermen with 6600 boats, lived in 1986 from fishing on the 210 km long bank. Central marketplaces for fish are Samfya and Nchelenge . The Luapula forms the southern and western borders of the province. Bemba is the most widely spoken language.
Infrastructure
The backbone of trade and economy is the so-called Chinese Road from Serenje via Sempfya, Mansa to Nchelenge and Kashikishi on Lake Mweru. Scheduled express buses run on this road and they supply the Bangweulu basin and the Luapula valley to the lake. The abbreviation for the Katanga spur of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rarely used because the road there is only gravel and the border formalities take a long time. The export of copper and silver from the Dikulushi opencast mine near Kilwa is transported to South Africa via this road . 615 kilometers are paved.
The rest of the road network is poorly developed, requires all-wheel drive and rarely allows speeds of more than 20 km / h. It covers 2093 kilometers. The most important means of transport for goods and people is the bicycle, of which there are 80,000. There are almost regular bicycle connections for fish, maize and people over distances of up to 128 kilometers a day. All retail trade up to the DR Congo is carried out on them.
Transport by water is extremely important. The banana boat is the only means of transport in the lake and swamp area . About 100 such non-motorized boats with three to sixteen people dock in Sampfya every day. The Luapula River is also used as a waterway with such boats in sections.
The schools and hospitals in the province in 2006 were not distributed across the board and were poorly equipped.
Settlement movements
The Chinese Road has led to a migration to this road. People are increasingly leaving the villages to settle here linearly. The same applies to the few well-maintained gravel roads.
politics
The election campaign in September 2006 focused on Samfya and Nchelenge, because both places are the central fish markets of their region and thus crucial for the income of the surrounding area. The Post newspaper in Lusaka quoted on September 19, 2006: "Luapula people are serious-minded people who need development and they have resolved not to give Mwanawasa another chance in the province this time around". (The Luapula people are clear-thinking and need development, and they have chosen not to give President Mwanawasa in the province a second chance.)
Districts
Web links
- 2006 election campaign in Luapula
- Transport in the province of Luapula (PDF; 1.6 MB)
- Agriculture in Luapula FAO
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zambia: Provinces, Cities & Urban Settlements - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .
- ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
