Lukulu

Lukulu is a market town in the Western Province of Zambia, on the Zambezi River, and the headquarters of the district of the same name. It lies about 600 kilometres from the capital Lusaka, at the north end of the Barotse Floodplain, where the floodplain is still narrower and less flat than it becomes further south. Each year between December and March the river rises above its low banks and spreads across the plain. Access is limited to a few graded roads, with traffic running through the town from Kaoma to Watopa. Fish from the river supply most of the local diet and some are sent to other parts of Zambia. The town has a Zambezi waterfront with sandy beaches, a small pontoon ferry, a hospital, two markets and several schools.