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Chipata District, Eastern Province, Zambiai
Regional Level Types
Chipata DistrictDistrict
Eastern ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Chipata85,963 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
245229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245229:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Chipata, Province orientale, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Chipata, Zambia orientale, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
奇帕塔縣, 东方省, 赞比亚
Cebuano:
Chipata District, Eastern Province
Dutch:
Chipata District, Eastern, Zambia
Hill Mari:
Чипата , Ирвел провинци
Japanese:
チパタ地区, 東部州 , ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Čipatos apskritis, Rytų provincija, Zambija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chipata Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Chipata, Prowincja Wschodnia, Zambia


Chipata District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. The capital lies at Chipata. Chipata District has two constituencies, namely Chipata Central and Luangeni.

Red dravite-schorl was found "near Chipata".

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Fossils

There are 25 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Reptilia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mammalia
class
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Varanus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Varanidae : Varanus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Papio
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Papio0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Muridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Mus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Mus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Hystrix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Hystricidae : Hystrix0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Phacochoerus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae : Phacochoerus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Cephalophus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Cephalophus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Redunca
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Redunca0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Orycteropus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Tubulidentata : Orycteropodidae : Orycteropus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Chlorocebus aethiops
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Chlorocebus : Chlorocebus aethiops0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Dendrohyrax
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Procaviidae : Dendrohyrax0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Connochaetes
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Connochaetes0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Ourebia ourebi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Ourebia : Ourebia ourebi0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Raphicerus sharpei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Raphicerus : Raphicerus sharpei0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Kobus : Kobus ellipsiprymnus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Syncerus caffer
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Syncerus : Syncerus caffer0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Taurotragus oryx
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Taurotragus : Taurotragus oryx0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Sylvicapra
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Sylvicapra0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Crocuta crocuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta : Crocuta crocuta0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Herpestes sanguineus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Herpestidae : Herpestes : Herpestes sanguineus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Tragelaphus scriptus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Tragelaphus : Tragelaphus scriptus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Equus quagga burchelli
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus quagga burchelli0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipata_District
Wikidata ID:Q3031132
GeoNames ID:918699


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