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Luanshya Destination Guide

Delve into Luanshya in Zambia

Luanshya in the region of Copperbelt with its 113,365 residents is located in Zambia - some 157 mi or ( 253 km ) North of Lusaka , the country's capital .

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Local time in Luanshya is now 01:17 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Venture, Solwezi, Saka, Ndola, and Mumba. While being here, you might want to check out Venture . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Luanshya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Luanshya

Luanshya is a town in Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province near Ndola. It has a population of 117,579 (2008 census). Luanshya was founded in the early part of the 20th century after a prospector/explorer, William Collier, shot and killed a Roan Antelope on the banks of the Luanshya River, discovering a copper deposit in the process. The antelope fell to the ground, its head resting on a rock where an exposed seam of copper ore was visible.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -13.13 28.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Copperbelt Province, Luanshya, Populated places in Zambia

Venture, Zambia

Venture or Masansa is a populated place in the Copperbelt area of Zambia.

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Located at -13.03 28.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia

Luanshya District

Luanshya District is a district of Zambia, located in Copperbelt Province. The capital lies at Luanshya. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 147,908 people.

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Located at -13.00 28.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Districts of Zambia

Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial

The Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Crash Site marks the place of the plane crash in which Dag Hammarskjöld, the third and then-incumbent United Nations Secretary General (1953–1961) was killed on the 17th September, 1961, while on a mission to the Congo Republic. The Site is located 10 km from Ndola, in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia.

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Located at -12.98 28.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Copperbelt Province, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Monuments and memorials in Zambia, Ndola

Transport in Zambia

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Located at -13.03 28.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Transport in Zambia

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Luanshya