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Geography Atlas. "Lusaka." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/lusaka.

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Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Lusaka. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/lusaka

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@misc{geographyatlas-lusaka,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Lusaka},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/lusaka},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

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

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Source Lusaka (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Lusaka is the capital of Zambia.

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1. Lusaka (Wikipedia)

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Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia

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Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, Population figure

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2,204,059

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Population (2022 Census)

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418 km2 (161 sq mi)

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15.417°S 28.283°E

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15.417°S 28.283°E

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1905

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1,279 m (4,196 ft)

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Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Zambia, Infobox, Country

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Zambia

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Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia.

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