Chipata (Fort Jameson)
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Chipata is a city and administrative centre of the Eastern Province of Zambia and Chipata District. It was declared the 5th city of the country, after Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone, by President Edgar Lungu on 24 February 2017. The city has undergone rapid economic and infrastructure growth in the years, leading up to city status.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chipata
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 327,059
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chipata
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
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- Chipata View.jpg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Chipata Coat of Arms.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zambia
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- left
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- Location in Zambia
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Zambia
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Eastern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chipata District
- Settlement.government_type
- Local Government
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- George Mwanza
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_title2
- City status
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Location
- Overview
- History
- Government
- Population
- Economy
- Tourism
- Transport
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- Soil and vegetation
- Climate
- Suburbs
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Chipata is a city and administrative centre of the Eastern Province of Zambia and Chipata District. It was declared the 5th city of the country, after Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe and Livingstone, by President Edgar Lungu on 24 February 2017. The city has undergone rapid economic and infrastructure growth in the years, leading up to city status.
==Location== Chipata is located on the Great East Road, approximately east of Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia. This is about west of Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. The geographical coordinates of Chipata are 13°38′43.0″S, 32°38′47.0″E. The average elevation of Chipata is , above sea level.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chipata (Fort Jameson)” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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