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Katete
Eastern Province, Zambia · Africa
About Katete
Katete sits on the route: 45 minutes from Chadiza.
Katete is in Eastern Province, Zambia, with about 45,000 people. The nearest town is Chadiza, about 38 km away.
Katete is a medium-sized town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Katete District. The town is at the foot of rocky hills which lie to its east, including Mpangwe Hill and Kangarema Hill, which rise to 1600 m. The hills are surrounded by cultivated fields. Katete lies on the Great East Road aboutRead more
90 km south-west of the provincial capital, Chipata, at an elevation of 1060 m on the watershed between the middle Luangwa River and the Zambezi. In the town is a major road junction, with a surfaced road (the T6 road) branching off and running 50 km to the Mozambique border and connecting with Tete on the Zambezi 339 km to the south-east.
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Katete is in Eastern Province, Zambia, about 38 km from Chadiza.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 45,402
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Zambia
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates
- -14.0500, 32.0833
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