Chingola
Sign in to saveChingola is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 256,560 (2022 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in the 1960s) led to the development of two open pit operations, Chingola Open Pit and then Nchanga Open Pit (the latter being the second largest open cast mine in the world).
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Key facts
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- Chingola
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- Town
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- Nchanga copper mine near Chingola
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- Zambia
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- bottom
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- Location in Zambia
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- Country
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- 25px Zambia
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- Province
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- Copperbelt Province
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Zambia
- Located in
- Copperbelt Province
- Population
- +59500
- Elevation
- +1400
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Zambia 3.JPG
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Mines
- Communications
- Public facilities
- Features of Chingola
- National Monument
- Other features
- Notable people born in Chingola
- References
Chingola is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 256,560 (2022 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in the 1960s) led to the development of two open pit operations, Chingola Open Pit and then Nchanga Open Pit (the latter being the second largest open cast mine in the world).
==History== Chingola was founded in 1943, somewhat later than most other Copperbelt Province towns. Chingola was built to service the newly opened Nchanga Copper mine.