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Kaputa District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Kaputa. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 102,854 people.[1]
In March 2020, the district experienced severe flooding at Mofwe crossing point on the Mporokoso to Mununga road.[2]
Education
In May 2017, Kaputa Boarding Secondary School built for an estimated ZMW 44 million (US$ 4.6 million) was opened to cater for 392 pupils.[3]
Utilities
In April 2022, the Kaputa Water and Sanitation Project built for ZMW 161 million (US$ 9.5 million) by Tomorrow Investments Limited was commissioned by the Country's Vice President Mutale Nalumango for improved access to clean and safe water supply for the residents in the district.[4][5][6]
Agriculture
In 2020, farmers in Kaputa cultivated 2,362 hectares of rice with a yield of 2,347 metric tonnes. The Ministry of Agriculture in Kaputa has estimated that over 2,800 hectares of rice has been cultivated for the 2020 farming season.[7][8]
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