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Kasama
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Kasama is a city in Zambia that serves as the capital of the Northern Province. It is situated at an elevation of 1,400 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone. The city’s official name is Kasama.
The population of Kasama is recorded as 158,051 in one source and 179,636 in another. The city contains the Kasama General Hospital, which is located on M3 road within Kasama District.
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- Locality
- Kasama
- Region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 179,636
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Zambia
- Province
- Northern Province
- District
- Kasama District
- Elevation
- 4,508 ft (1,374 m)
- Total
- 101,845
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Postal codes
- Kasama town and other areas districts of northern province use the 410 postcode
- Climate
- Cwa
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Kasama
- Country
- Zambia
- Located in
- Northern Province
- Population
- 6700
- Elevation
- 1400
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Northern Province
- Image
- Kasama (Zambia) cathedral o. Franciszek Szczurek 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kasama, Zambia
- native label
- Kasama
- P12749
- Q3849
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get in
Kasama is 860 km from Lusaka. you can get a train from Kasama to Kapiri Mposhi 640 km or from Kasama to the Tanzania border at Tunduma 260 km. the 2nd class express sleeper train fare from Kasama to Kapiri Mposhi is 107 Kwacha. and from Kasama to Tunduma the fare is 24 Kwacha.
Powertools buses go to/from Lusaka. booking 0962222013. Powertools buses also go to/from Kasama to Mpulungu 203Kms.
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Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Kasama is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia. It serves as the provincial capital and the headquarters of Kasama District.
Location
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kasama” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.