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Mazabuka Destination Guide

Discover Mazabuka in Zambia

Mazabuka in the region of Southern with its 64,006 habitants is a town located in Zambia - some 47 mi or ( 76 km ) South-West of Lusaka , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Mazabuka

Local time in Mazabuka is now 01:37 PM (Sunday) . 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: Katima Mulilo, Harare, Gweru, Bindura, and Shingoma. When in this area, you might want to check out Katima Mulilo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mazabuka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Mazabuka

Mazabuka is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying south west of Lusaka, on the Lusaka-Livingstone Road and the railway to Livingstone. The town has grown around sugar cane plantations, and currently Zambia Sugar (Nakambala Estate run by Illovo Sugar) is Zambia's leading sugar producer. It lies near the Mwanachingwala Conservation Area. Its population in 2000 was roughly estimated at 35,000.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.87 27.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Mazabuka, Populated places in Zambia

Mwembeshi Shear Zone

The Mwembeshi Shear Zone is a ductile shear zone about 550 million years old that extends across Zambia. It separates the Lufilian Belt in the north from the Zambezi Belt in the south. It is associated with a sinistral strike slip movement. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}{{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The Mwembeshi Shear Zone lies between the Congo craton and the Kalahari craton, to the west (in today's orientation) of the Mozambique Belt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -15.67 27.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Geology of Africa, Seismic faults

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Mazabuka