Chinsali

Chinsali is a town in Zambia, which is both the district headquarters of Chinsali District and provincial headquarters of Muchinga Province.^[1]

Chinsali
Town
Chinsali Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 10°33′08″S 32°04′09″E
Country	Zambia
Province	Muchinga Province
District	Chinsali District
Elevation	4,537 ft (1,383 m)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	15,198
Climate	Cwa

Location of Chinsali town and district

Location

It lies just off the road between Mpika and Isoka (Tanzam Highway; Zambia's Great North Road), about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Isoka.^[2] This is about 176 kilometres (109 mi) north-north-east of Mpika.^[3]

Chinsali is located approximately 824 kilometres (512 mi), by road, north-east of the city of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in the country.^[4]

The geographical coordinates of Chinsali Town are 10°33'08.0"S, 32°04'09.0"E (Latitude:-10.552222; Longitude:32.069167).^[5] The town is nestled at an average elevation of 1,383 metres (4,537 ft) above mean sea level.^[6]

Population

The 1990 national population census enumerated 7,509 people in Chinsali. In 2000, the population census that year put the town's population at 11,507. In 2010, that year's population census gave the population total as 15,198. Central Statistical Office Zambia calculated that the population of Chinsali increased at an average rate of 2.82 percent annually, between 2000 and 2010.^[7]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1990	7,509	—
2000	11,507	+53.2%
2010	15,198	+32.1%
source:[7]

Overview

Chinsali is home mainly to the Bemba people, and to their Senior Chief Nkula who is eligible to ascend to the throne of Paramount Chief of the Bemba People based in Mungwi District of Northern Province.

Chinsali's notable people

Notable people originating from Chinsali include:

• Naomi Chanda, farmer and agriculture trainer
• Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe (1922 - 1980), politician, anti-colonialist, author and Zambia's second vice-president (1967 - 1970).
• Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first president.^[8] Kaunda (1924 - 2021), born at Lubwa Mission, southwest of Chinsali.^[9]
• Alice Lenshina (1920 – 1978), founder and leader the Lumpa Church, a controversial sect embracing a mixture of Christian and animist beliefs.

References

1. Commonwealth of Nations Organization (27 September 2021). "Regions in Zambia: Muchinga Province: Chinsali". Commonwealthofnations.org. Cambridge, United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
2. "Road Distance Between Isoka, Zambia And Chinsali, Zambia With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. "Road Distance Between Mpika Hospital And Chinsali General Hospital". Retrieved 27 September 2021.
4. "Road Distance Between University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka And Chinsali General Hospital With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
5. "Location of Chinsali Town, Muchinga Province, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
6. Elevation Maplogs (27 September 2021). "Elevation of Chinsali Town, Zambia". Elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
7. Central Statistical Office Zambia (14 July 2019). "The population of all Zambian cities and urban centers with more than 5,000 inhabitants according to census results: Chinsali City in Muchinga Province, Zambia" (Citypopulatin.de Quoting Central Statistical Office Zambia). Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
8. Gavin Evans (17 June 2021). "Zambia: Kenneth Kaunda: The Last Giant of African Nationalism and Benign Autocrat Left a Mixed Legacy" (via AllAfrica.com). The Conversation. Braamfontein, South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
9. "Road Distance Between Chinsali General Hospital And Lubwa Mission, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

External links

• Terracarta/International Travel Maps, Vancouver Canada: "Zambia, 2nd edition", 2000