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Kitwe
Copperbelt, Zambia · Africa
About Kitwe
Kitwe sits on the route: 25 minutes from Kalulushi.
Kitwe is in Copperbelt, Zambia, with about 670,000 people. The nearest town is Kalulushi, about 14 km away.
Kitwe is the third largest city in terms of infrastructure development (after Lusaka and Ndola) and second largest city in terms of size and population (after Lusaka) in Zambia. With a population of 661,901 as of the 2022 census, Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation,Read more
alongside Ndola and Lusaka. It has a complex of mines on its north-western and western edges.
Kitwe is located in the Copperbelt Province and is made up of townships and suburban areas including Parklands, Riverside, Buchi, Chimwemwe, Kwacha, Nkana East, Nkana West, Garneton, Ndeke, Miseshi, Wusakile, Mindolo, Chachacha and Race Course, to mention a few. The city is sometimes referred to as Kitwe-Nkana. Nkana is derived from the name of Senior Chief Nkana of the Lamba speaking people of the Copperbelt Province. His area covers the towns of Kitwe, Mufulira, Kalulushi and Chambishi.
Kitwe has both private and public schools which include Lechwe School, Mpelembe Secondary School, Kitwe Boys Secondary School, Parklands Secondary School, Mukuba Secondary School, Nkana Trust School and Helen Kaunda Secondary School. It is also home to Zambia's second highest learning institution, namely The Copperbelt University.
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Kitwe is in Copperbelt, Zambia, about 14 km from Kalulushi.
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- Population
- 665,961
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Zambia
- Region
- Copperbelt
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates
- -12.8024, 28.2132
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