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Chitembo Destination Guide

Discover Chitembo in Zambia

Chitembo in the region of Luapula is a town located in Zambia - some 306 mi or ( 493 km ) North of Lusaka , the country's capital .

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Local time in Chitembo is now 02:00 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lusaka " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sumbawanga, Mbeya, Ndola, Ndoba, and Mansa. When in this area, you might want to check out Sumbawanga . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chitembo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Bangweulu

Bangweulu — 'where the water sky meets the sky' — is one of the world's great wetland systems, comprising Lake Bangweulu, the Bangweulu Swamps and the Bangweulu Flats or floodplain. Situated in the upper Congo River basin in Zambia, the Bangweulu system covers an almost completely flat area roughly the size of Connecticut or East Anglia, at an elevation of 1,140 m straddling Zambia's Luapula Province and Northern Province.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -11.08 29.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Ecoregions of Africa, Flooded grasslands and savannas, Floodplains, Lake Bangweulu, Lakes of Zambia, Luapula Province, Luapula River, Northern Province, Zambia, Swamps, Wetlands of Zambia

Samfya

Samfya is a town located in the Zambian province of Luapula. It is the center of Samfya District. The town is located on the south-western shore of Lake Bangweulu, on the longest stretch of well-defined shore of that lake (the northern, eastern and southern margins of which are marshy). Samfya has a few guesthouses and a number of white sandy beaches which are used for recreation, although the lake does have crocodiles.

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Located at -11.35 29.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Lake Bangweulu, Populated places in Zambia