Lundazi
Sign in to saveright|225px|Location of Lundazi in Zambia Lundazi is a town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, lying near the border with Malawi, around north of Chipata. Lundazi is known as a "Boma" or administrative centre (boma derives from the Swahili word for a thorn fence, built to protect livestock or travelers' camps). It was a former colonial headquarters. Lundazi is the seat for Lundazi District. It is perched high above the eastern side of the Luangwa Valley, and close to a quiet border crossing (the Mqocha/Mtyocha Border) to Malawi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lundazi
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Zambia
- Located in
- Eastern Province
- Population
- +5590
- Elevation
- +1143
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.lundazicouncil.gov.zm
- Image
- Lundazi Council.jpg
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right|225px|Location of Lundazi in Zambia Lundazi is a town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, lying near the border with Malawi, around north of Chipata. Lundazi is known as a "Boma" or administrative centre (boma derives from the Swahili word for a thorn fence, built to protect livestock or travelers' camps). It was a former colonial headquarters. Lundazi is the seat for Lundazi District. It is perched high above the eastern side of the Luangwa Valley, and close to a quiet border crossing (the Mqocha/Mtyocha Border) to Malawi.
510px|thumb|Coat of arms It has an airstrip, schools and a hotel in the form of a Norman castle. The building of the castle was begun in 1948 by the Kenyan born District Commissioner Errol Lancelot Button (1913-1991), who reputedly sketched out its design on the back of a cigarette packet. The castle overlooked a swamp where the Lundazi and Msuzi Rivers met, which Button dammed using soil carried to the site in grass baskets. The dam now supplies Lundazi's water and used to be home to several hippos.