Siavonga
Sign in to saveSiavonga is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It is Zambia's principal tourism centre for the lake, with accommodation, boating and fishing tours on offer.
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Place details
- Locality
- Siavonga
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 26,951
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Siavonga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- 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
- Southern Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Siavonga District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Zambia
- Located in
- Southern Province
- Population
- +5569
- Elevation
- +528
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.siavongacouncil.gov.zm
- Image
- Lake Kariba in Siavonga, Southern Zambia.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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- History
- Mining
- Mutanga Uranium Project
- References
Siavonga is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It is Zambia's principal tourism centre for the lake, with accommodation, boating and fishing tours on offer.
== History == Tongas, one of the Bantu Botatwe-speaking people, are found in this region. They have settled in this region for many years and are the major tribe living on the shore of Lake Kariba.