Kabompo

Kabompo is a town in north-western Zambia, lying on the Kabompo River and surrounded by teak forest, and it is home to a Roman Catholic mission. Its district centre was first at Nkulwashi before it moved to the present site. The district contributes to national food security through the Food Reserve Agency, and in the late 1960s and early 1970s the area was active in agriculture through NAMBOARD; honey production is now its most significant activity. Chikata waterfalls and rapids at Kavinde village lie in the district. Kabompo House, where Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of independent Zambia, was restricted by the colonial authorities from March to July 1959, is a national monument. Six main local languages are spoken: Lunda, Luvale, Nkoya, Luchazi, Chokwe and Mbunda.