Maamba is a coal mining town in Sinazongwe District of the Southern Province of Zambia, about 35 kilometres south-west of Sinazeze and about 250 kilometres south-west of Lusaka. The article puts its population at about 13,000 residents. The town is home to the largest coal-fired power plant in Zambia, rated at 300 megawatts and built for 750 million United States dollars, which is run by Maamba Collieries Limited, a company owned by Nava Bharat Ventures of India. In 2021 the company announced an interest in doubling the plant capacity to 600 megawatts. The origin of the name Maamba is disputed in the article, one account tracing it to the Tonga word for hoes, so the town is described as a place where hoes were made and obtained.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. City Population: Zambia: Cities and Urban Centers by population
City PopulationCities and Urban Centers table, 2022 census column
Maamba SOU 8,817 10,415 14,322 21,676 0
Cities and Urban Centers table, census date 2022-08-18
Maamba SOU 8,817 10,415 14,322 21,676 0
View the Source 2. Opentopodata: Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the town coordinates
OpentopodataAPI answer, elevation field, band from the elevationQuote, API answer, elevation field, band from the elevation
"elevation": 755.0
3. Zambia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead, landlocked countryQuote, Lead, landlocked country
is a landlocked country in Southern Africa
4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -17.25 27.25Quote, Grid cell -17.25 27.25
-17.25 27.25 BSh
5. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone1970.tab
IANA Time Zone Databasezone1970.tab, row listing ZMQuote, zone1970.tab, row listing ZM
Central Africa Time
Maamba (Wikipedia)
On Continent: Africa, Lead
Maamba is a town located in Sinazongwe District in the Southern Province, Zambia.
Part Of: Zambia, Lead
Maamba is a town located in Sinazongwe District in the Southern Province, Zambia.
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead
Maamba is a town located in Sinazongwe District in the Southern Province, Zambia.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.