Chambishi

Chambishi is a town in Kalulushi District in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. According to the 2021 Census its population stands at slightly above 11,000. It is located on the T3 road (Kitwe-Chingola Dual Carriageway) between the cities of Kitwe and Chingola.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Chambishi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Zambia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Zambia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Copperbelt Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kalulushi District
Settlement.timezone: CAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.blank_name: Climate

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
George Grey founder of Chambishi
Real impetus came after the First World War
Chambishi develops
The Great Depression
Mining
Transportation
Railway
Road
Airport
Features in Chambishi
Education
Government Schools
Basic Schools
Private Schools
Health Care
State health care facilities
Mine’s Health Facilities
Major Companies in Chambishi
Recent Development
References

It was re-established in 1963 as a company township for the mine workers of Chambishi Mine which was under Chibuluma Mine of Kalulushi. This was after an announcement by Sir Ronald Prain, Chairman of Roan Selection Trust, in May 1962 that the company was going to open up the Chambishi open pit-pit mine at a cost of 7.5 million British Pounds.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chambishi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.