North-Western Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia, covering 125,826 square kilometres in the north-west of the country. Its provincial capital is Solwezi. It is bordered by Angola in the west, the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the north, Copperbelt Province in the east, Central Province in the south-east and Western Province in the south-west. As of 2022 it had a population of 1,278,357, a density of about 20 people per square kilometre, up from 727,044 at the 2010 census. The Luchazi people of Kabompo District celebrate the Chivweka ceremony every July at the palace of Senior Chief Kalunga in Chikenge.
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StatoidsPrimary subdivisions table, population
North-Western ZM.NW 06 ZA06 727,044 125,826 48,582 Solwezi
Primary subdivisions table, area
North-Western ZM.NW 06 ZA06 727,044 125,826 48,582 Solwezi
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Part Of: Zambia, Lead
North-Western Province is one of ten Provinces of Zambia.
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North-Western Province is one of ten Provinces of Zambia.
Capital Of: Solwezi, Lead, capital
The provincial capital is Solwezi.
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is a landlocked country in Southern Africa
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