Kanyembo

Kanyembo is the principal centre of population on the Mofwe Lagoon, the largest of several lagoons in the Luapula River swamps south of Lake Mweru, in the Luapula Province of Zambia. It takes its name from its traditional ruler, Chief Kanyembo, one of the senior chiefs of the Kazembe-Lunda under Mwata Kazembe, and it was the site of Mwata Kazembe's capital when David Livingstone visited in 1867. The town lies on the main artery of the province, the tarred Zambia Way linking Nchelenge-Kashikishi in the north with Mwansabombwe and Mansa in the south, and the villages along the swamp edge merge almost without a break. Fishing is the principal activity, cassava gardens lie on the eastern side, and mature oil palms, which are not native to Zambia, are a notable feature.