Mbala, Zambia
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Mbala is Zambia's most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District in Northern Province,[1][better source needed] occupying a strategic location close to the border with Tanzania and controlling the southern approaches to Lake Tanganyika, 40 km by road to the north-west, where the port of Mpulungu is located. It had a population of about 20,000 in 2006. Under the name Abercorn, Mbala was a key outpost in British colonial control of this part of south-central Africa.[2]
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Mbala | |
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Coordinates: 8°50′S 31°28′E | |
Country | Zambia |
Province | Northern Province |
District | Mbala District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Climate | Cwb |
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