Mbala

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the Cameroonian-Swiss basketball player, see Boris Mbala .

Mbala​

Zambia

Mbala (in the colonial days of Abercorn ) is a city with 20,000 inhabitants (2006) in the northern province of Zambia at the height above the southern end of Lake Tanganyika, southeast of the port of Mpulungu, slightly off the Tanzam Highway . It is 1,600 meters above sea level and is the seat of the administration of the district of the same name with 149,634 inhabitants (2000 census). The dominant tribe are the Mambwe .

economy

The place thrives on services and small shops. The area is sparsely populated, but the roads and the army create demand.

Infrastructure

The 165-kilometer road from Kasama is paved, as is the other road to Tanzania and the 40-kilometer stretch to Mpulungu.

At Mbala there is a well-developed military airfield of the Zambian Air Force with an asphalt runway that is about 2800 meters long.

tourism

The attraction of the place is the Germany-funded Moto-Moto-Museum, which houses artefacts from the Bemba tribe , including weapons, tools, musical instruments and ceremonial items . The Kalambo Falls , the second highest waterfalls in Africa with a height of 221 meters, are 33 kilometers away . 20 kilometers in the direction of Mpulungu and another 30 kilometers over the village of Chitimbwe are the Lunzua Falls with a 200 meter drop over a distance of two kilometers of the river. The Nsumbu National Park lies significantly further on the lake.

In November 1918 the remnants of the protection force for German East Africa capitulated in what was then Abercorn .

Climate table

Mbala
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     230   23 15th     212   23 15th     215   24 15th     115   25th 14th     18th   25th 13     2   24 11     0   24 11     1   26th 12     2   27 14th     18th   27 15th     124   25th 15th     235   23 15th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Mbala Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 23.1 23.4 24.1 24.5 24.6 24.0 24.2 25.5 27.0 27.3 25.2 23.4 O 24.7 Min. Temperature (° C) 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.4 12.7 10.8 10.5 11.7 13.6 14.9 14.6 14.7 O 13.5 Precipitation ( mm ) 230 212 215 115 18th 2 0 1 2 18th 124 235 Σ 1,172 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 4.3 4.5 5.1 7.0 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.5 8.8 8.1 6.1 4.5 O 7.2 Rainy days ( d ) 21st 18th 17th 13 3 0 0 0 0 3 11 21st Σ 107 Humidity ( % ) 83 82 80 76 71 64 53 50 49 54 69 80 O 67.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

See also

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

Web links

• Photos of Mbala and the surrounding area
• Moto Moto Museum (Official Presence)
• The Kalambo Falls
• The Lunzua Falls