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Kitwe is Zambia's second-largest city by population and size, with over 517,000 residents, and serves as a major commercial and industrial center alongside the capital Lusaka and the city of Ndola. The city's economy is significantly shaped by its proximity to a complex of mines on its northwestern and western edges, making it an important hub for mining-related activity in the country.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kitwe
- Region
- Copperbelt Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 665,961
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kitwe
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.motto
- Lets Build Us A City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kitwe cityscape2 - Flickr.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- View towards the City of Kitwe, Zambia
- Settlement.image_flag
- Kitwe_Flags.gif
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zambia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Zambia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Zambia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Copperbelt
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kitwe
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor-council government
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Kitwe-Nkana
- Country
- Zambia
- Located in
- Copperbelt Province
- Population
- 363734
- Elevation
- 1200
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.kcc.gov.zm
- Image
- Kitwe cityscape2 - Flickr.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Ponta Grossa
- Commons category
- Kitwe
- topic's main category
- Category:Kitwe
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kitwe
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kitwe
- native label
- Kitwe-Nkana
- inception
- 1936-00-00
- P8168
- Conrado Walter
- P12749
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger
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Travel guide
Buy
There are a lot of goods that can be bought from Kitwe. Spectacles can be bought from Indafro Ltd. the optique, City square.Cosmetics, gifts, accessories, perfumes, cards etc. can be bought from Fashion Hut, Matuka Avenue.Clothes can be bought from Kamiza Fashion boutique, Toys can be bought from Galleria.Sports accessories can be bought from Mukape sports shop, Sports pro ltd.Computers and its accessories are sold at AT Computers,Dreamland, CompuZone. Clothes are sold in Pep stores, furniture is sold in IFI furnitures, shoes are sold in Bata and Tyros.
Eat
thumb|upright=1.3|Downtown buildings At the Arabian Nights restaurant, frequented by locals and visitors, the menu offers interesting and diverse eating. Try the Nile Perch fillet on a bed of mushroom risotto.
For Italian food, try Mona Lisa at the Parklands Shopping Center. A popular restaurant with efficient service and a wide variety of dishes, Mona Lisa is frequented by both locals and visitors, particularly on weekends. For a hassle-free evening, it is advisable to go on a weekday, as the area is particularly crowded on weekends.
For Indian food try Dannys restaurant, Hotel Edinburgh and Havmore restaurant. These restaurants are popular for Tandoori chicken, Chicken curry and Naan. These restaurants are cheap and offer buffets on Sundays.
Drink
There are plenty of supermarkets (Shoprite & Pick N pay) where you can get drinks like beer, Coca-Cola, Fanta, juice, Mazoe, Sprite, etc.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Article · Deutsch
Kitwe, auch Kitwe Nkana oder Nkana-Kitwe, ist eine Stadt im Norden Sambias in der Provinz Copperbelt am Oberlauf des Flusses Kafue. Sie ist mit 715.200 Einwohnern (2019) die zweitgrößte Stadt in Sambia. In der Agglomeration leben zirka 1,2 Millionen Menschen. Kitwe liegt etwa 1200 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel und ist Sitz der Verwaltung des gleichnamigen Distrikts.
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