Southern Province (Zambia)
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| Country | Zambia |
| Capital | Livingstone |
| surface | 85,283 km² |
| Residents | 1,473,983 (2010) |
| density | 17 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZM-07 |
| Website | www.sou.gov.zm (English) |
Coordinates: 17 ° 0 ′ S , 27 ° 0 ′ E
The Southern Province ( English Southern Province ) of the Republic of Zambia is one of the ten provinces of the country.
It borders in the south on the Zambezi , which also forms the border to Zimbabwe here. The Victoria Falls are in the southwest of the province. The provincial capital of the Southern Province is Livingstone . The province has 1,473,983 inhabitants (2010 census) and covers 85,283 km².
The southern province is very different: poor soils in the Zambezi Valley, first-class in the Kafueauen region . However, Choma shows that even on poorer soils in the higher elevations, highly profitable farming can be carried out with agricultural technology. The southern province is actually Zambia's granary. All of the sugar for the country is produced in the area around Mazabuka .
In terms of industry, there is primarily manufacturing, which processes agricultural products. It is primarily based in the city of Kafue .
The southern province is the main energy producer in Zambia. The Kafue Dam and Itezhitezhi Dam not only supply the country with electricity, but also generate foreign currency through electricity exports. Then there are the coal mines of Maamba , which, however, together with the workers of Zambia are simply plundered, so that in fact no economic impetus emanates from them on the province or even the immediate area.
Another important source of income is tourism, which is mainly concentrated in Victoria Falls and Livingstone and provides income there. Tourism in the wider Zambezi Valley, i.e. in the southern province, is indeed more financially strong, but according to the numbers it is low. As an economic factor, it only has a very selective effect here. The national parks in the Kafueauen, especially the Lochinvar National Park , have yet to develop.
