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Northern Province

province of Zambia

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Country: Zambia
Capital: Kasama
Type: Provincial Administration
Provincial minister: Leonard Mbao
Total: 77,650 km (29,980 sq mi)
Density: 20.91/km (54.16/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+2
Iso 3166 code: ZM-05
Hdi 2018: 0.546 , low · 6th
Website: www .nor .gov .zm

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Northern Province is one of Zambia's ten provinces. It covers approximately one-sixth of Zambia in land area. The provincial capital is Kasama. The province is made up of 12 districts, namely Kasama District (the provincial capital), Chilubi District, Kaputa District, Luwingu District, Mbala District, Mporokoso District, Mpulungu District, Mungwi District, Nsama District, Lupososhi District, Lunte District and Senga Hill District. Currently, only Kasama and Mbala have attained municipal council status, while the rest are still district councils. It is widely considered to be the heartland of the Bemba, one of the largest tribes in Zambia.

Every district of the Muchinga Province was previously part of the Northern Province. President Michael Sata decided in 2012 to create the new province by taking the south-eastern districts of Northern Province.