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Mambwe District, Eastern Province, Zambiai
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Mambwe DistrictDistrict
Eastern ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
341102
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341102:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Mambwe, Province orientale, Zambie
Italian:
Distretto di Mambwe, Zambia orientale, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
曼布韋縣, 东方省, 赞比亚
Hill Mari:
Мамбве , Ирвел провинци
Lithuanian:
Mambvės apskritis, Rytų provincija, Zambija
Polish:
Dystrykt Mambwe, Prowincja Wschodnia, Zambia


Mambwe District is a district of Zambia, located in Eastern Province. Mambwe District inhabits the Luangwa Valley between the 13th and 14th parallel of south latitude. The Kunda name for this area is "Malambo".

The land is bounded on the west by the Luangwa River, on the south by the Lusangazi River and on the north by the Chisitu River. It is approximately 700 km east of Zambia’s capital city – Lusaka – and borders Lundazi district to the north, Mpika to the north-west, Serenje to the west and Petauke to the south-west. Katete is in the south, while Chipata is on the south-east side of the district.

The capital lies at Mambwe named after the great leader of the Kunda people during their migration from the Congo.

The district has 15 Wards and one parliamentary constituency called Malambo Constituency.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mambwe_District
Wikidata ID:Q3031462
GeoNames ID:10800895

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