Samfya

Samfya is a town in Luapula Province in Zambia and the centre of Samfya District, on the south-western shore of Lake Bangweulu. Its shore is the longest stretch of well-defined shoreline on the lake, whose northern, eastern and southern margins are marshy. The town is a commercial and fishing centre and the base for boat transport to the islands and other parts of the lake, with local government offices and branches of national agencies. It has guesthouses and white sandy beaches used for recreation, although the lake has crocodiles, and Samfya Beach is said to be the whitest sandy beach in Zambia. A tarred road opened in 1983 links the province to the Great North Road at Serenje and includes the Luapula Bridge, the longest bridge in Zambia. The Kwanga Festival of the Ngumbo people is held in the town in October.