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Chipanta Destination Guide

Discover Chipanta in Zambia

Chipanta in the region of Northern is a town located in Zambia - some 496 mi or ( 798 km ) North of Lusaka , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chipanta

Local time in Chipanta is now 07:20 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: Tabora, Sumbawanga, Mbeya, Kigoma, and Zombe. When in this area, you might want to check out Tabora . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chipanta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

KALAMBO FALLS LODGE - lake Tanganyika

0:33 min by THORLEIFDK
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Toby veall farm in zambia from my trip to lake tanganyika ..

KALAMBO - lake Tanganyika

1:47 min by THORLEIFDK
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Boulengerochromis Microlepis world largest Cichlid! from my trip to lake tanganyika ..


Fishing with Ms. Mukupa´s music

14:48 min by anders1949
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Shows fishing in Lake Tanganyika with shore seine (mukwau) near Mpulungu. Music by Ms. Mukupa with her kind permission. You can hear more on her album "HUMAN". ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mpulungu

Mpulungu is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika. From Mpulungu, boats reach DR Congo, Tanzania and Burundi. The MV Liemba ferry sails from Mpulungu to Kasanga and Kigoma in western Tanzania, with connections from there to Bujumbura. Mpulungu is also a fishing port and lies at the end of the old Great North Road.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.77 31.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Zambia, Populated places on Lake Tanganyika

Kalambo Falls

The Kalambo Falls on the Kalambo River is a 772ft (235m) single drop waterfall in Tanzania, very near the border with Zambia at the southeast end of Lake Tanganyika. The falls are some of the tallest uninterrupted falls in Africa (after South Africa's Tugela Falls, Ethiopia's Jin Bahir Falls and some more waterfalls). Downstream of the falls the Kalambo Gorge which has a width of about 1 km and a depth of up to 300 m runs for about 5 km before opening out into the Lake Tanganyika rift valley.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -8.60 31.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Tanzania, Archaeological sites in Zambia, International waterfalls, Kalambo River, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania–Zambia border, Waterfalls of Tanzania, Waterfalls of Zambia

Mbala District

Mbala District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Mbala. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 149,634 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -9.00 31.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Districts of Zambia