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Chambishi

Eastern Africa

Chambishi is a town in Kalulushi District in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, on the T3 road, the Kitwe-Chingola dual carriageway, between the cities of Kitwe and Chingola. It was re-established in 1963 as a company township for the workers of Chambishi Mine, which fell under Chibuluma Mine of Kalulushi, after Sir Ronald Prain, chairman of Roan Selection Trust, announced in May 1962 that the company would open the Chambishi open pit mine at a cost of 7.5 million British pounds. The town is one of the settlements of the Zambian Copperbelt that grew up around a mining operation and its workforce.

Facts
Population
34,888 1
Founding Year
1899 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1303 3
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Coastal
No 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 6
Sources
1. City Population: Zambia: Cities and Urban Centers by population
City Population
  • Cities and Urban Centers table, 2022 census column
    Chambishi COP 9,945 ... 24,152 34,888
  • Cities and Urban Centers table, census date 2022-08-18
    Chambishi COP 9,945 ... 24,152 34,888
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2. Chambishi (Wikipedia)
  • History section
    Captain George Grey is credited to be the founder of Chambishi in 1899.
  • Part Of: Zambia, Lead
    Chambishi is a town in Kalulushi District in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead, location in Zambia
    Chambishi is a town in Kalulushi District in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia
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3. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates
OpentopodataAPI answer, elevation field, band from the elevation
Quote, API answer, elevation field, band from the elevation
"elevation": 1303.0
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4. Zambia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead, landlocked country
    is a landlocked country in Southern Africa
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, location of Zambia in Africa
    is a landlocked country in Southern Africa
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5. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -12.75 28.25
Quote, Grid cell -12.75 28.25
-12.75 28.25 Cwa
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6. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone1970.tab
IANA Time Zone Databasezone1970.tab, row listing ZM
Quote, zone1970.tab, row listing ZM
Central Africa Time
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