Luapula Province, Zambia · Africa
Kawambwa sits on the route: 40 minutes from Mwansabombwe.
Kawambwa is a town located in Luapula Province, Zambia. With a population of 31,161, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Kawambwa sits in Zambia. It's in the Africa/Lusaka time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kawambwa to your route.
Kawambwa is a town in the Zambian province of Luapula located on the edge of the northern Zambian plateau above the Luapula valley at an altitude of 1300 m. It was chosen as an administrative district of the same name by the British colonial authorities who preferred the climate of the plateau rather than the hotterRead more
valley where most of the district's population live, and it continues as an administrative district today.
Kawambwa sits at the junction of tarred roads to Nchelenge, Mporokoso, Mushota and Mansa, and Mbereshi linking with the Zambia Way, the main tarred highway of the Luapula Province through Mwansabombwe and Mansa.
Zambia's largest tea plantation is situated 27 km from Kawambwa on the Mporokoso road.
A camp for refugees of war in the eastern DR Congo was established by United Nations agencies at Kala 24 km north of Kawambwa in 1998, with a capacity for 40,000 refugees.
Near to Kawambwa are three of Zambia's waterfalls Lumangwe Falls, Kabwelume 50 km to the north-east on the Kalungwishi River and the Ntumbachushi Falls on the Ngona River, 16 km west.
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Kawambwa is located in Luapula Province, Zambia, Africa. The coordinates are -9.7915 latitude, 29.0791 longitude.
Kawambwa has a population of approximately 31,161 people, making it a town in Zambia.
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