Luanshya

Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 212,864 (2022 Census). The town is situated in an area which was under Chief Mushili of the Lamba people.

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Luanshya is a city in Zambia, situated within Copperbelt Province. The settlement was established in 1902 and is located at an elevation of 1238 meters above sea level. It operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone, also designated as Africa/Lusaka.

Population figures for the city vary by source, with one record listing 147,400 residents and another citing 193,293. The area is associated with specific categories for individuals born in or from Luanshya. Current weather observations indicate a temperature of 12.13 degrees, humidity at 96 percent, and wind speeds of 1.99.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Luanshya is referenced by 124 other articles, and connects out to Zambia, maize and copper.

Vinony files it under Luanshya and Populated places in Copperbelt Province.

Its subject is documented across 39 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Luanshya
Region: Copperbelt Province
Country: Zambia
Population: 193,293
Timezone: Africa/Lusaka

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Luanshya
Settlement.nickname: wall fence town
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Luanshya1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300px
Settlement.image_seal: Luanshya Coat of arms.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Zambia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Zambia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Zambia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Copperbelt Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Luanshya District
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Government
Settlement.leader_title: Town Clerk
Settlement.leader_name: Sombo Kawilila

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: Zambia
Located in: Copperbelt Province
Population: 147400
Elevation: 1238
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Luanshya1.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Luanshya
category for people born here: Category:Births in Luanshya
category of associated people: Category:People from Luanshya
inception: 1902-00-00
Commons category: Luanshya
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Sources (4)

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Article · Svenska

Luanshya är en stad i kopparbältet, benämnt Copperbelt i norra Zambia nära Ndola, 250 km norr om Lusaka. Luanshya grundades i början av 1900-talet av utforskaren och prospektören William Collier. Staden har en befolkning på 130 076 personer (2010).

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