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Lusaka

Eastern Africa

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia, in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres, and one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
2,204,059 1
Area (sq km)
418 1
Founding Year
1905 1
Population Estimate Year
2022 1
Elevation (m)
1279 1
Latitude
15.417 degrees south 1
Longitude
28.283 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Zambia, Countries
Source Lusaka (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Zambia, Countries

Lusaka is the capital of Zambia.

Source Lusaka (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Lusaka (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia
  • Infobox, Population figure
    2,204,059
  • Article text
    This represented a 58 per cent increase since the 2000 census, and the city has continued to grow rapidly with a population of 2,204,059 at the 2022 Zambian census.
  • Infobox, Area
    418 km2 (161 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    15.417°S 28.283°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    15.417°S 28.283°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1905
  • Lead section
    Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,196 ft).
  • Associated With: Zambia, Infobox, Country
    Zambia
  • Capital Of: Zambia, Lead section, capital fact
    Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Lusaka - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 909137
    -15.40669 28.28713 P PPLC ZM 09 2212301 1277 Africa/Lusaka
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1277 m
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3. Zambia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead, landlocked country
Quote, Lead, landlocked country
is a landlocked country in Southern Africa
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.25, 28.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -15.25, 28.25
-15.25 28.25 Cwa
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Wikidata: Lusaka
Wikidata Q3881, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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