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Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambiai
Regional Level Types
Mpika DistrictDistrict
Muchinga ProvinceProvince
ZambiaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mpika28,445 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
425425
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425425:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
District de Mpika, Muchinga, Zambie
German:
Mpika , Muchinga, Sambia
Italian:
Distretto di Mpika, Provincia di Muchinga, Zambia
Simplified Chinese:
姆皮卡縣, 穆欽加省, 赞比亚
Cebuano:
Mpika District, Muchinga Province
Dutch:
Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia
Finnish:
Mpikan piiri, Muchingan lääni, Sambia
Hill Mari:
Мпика
Japanese:
ムピカ地区, ムチンガ州, ザンビア
Lithuanian:
Mpikos apskritis, Mučingos provincija, Zambija
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mpika Koān
Polish:
Dystrykt Mpika, Prowincja Muchinga, Zambia
Zulu:
Mpika District


Mpika District is a district of Zambia, located in Muchinga Province. The capital lies at Mpika. With the Luangwa River forming its eastern border, it has most of the South Luangwa National Park within its boundaries. It also contains the North Luangwa National Park.

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Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed254 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed260 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Madumabisa Mudstone - Upper4259.9 - 252.17 Ma (Permian)
Lower Karoo - Madumabisa Mudstone - Upper1259.9 - 254.17 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Biarmosuchia
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Biarmosuchia259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Dicynodon huenei
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Cotylosauria : Dicynodon : Dicynodon huenei259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Mupashi migrator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Karenitidae : Mupashi : Mupashi migrator259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Ichibengops munyamadziensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Therocephalia : Chthonosauridae : Ichibengops : Ichibengops munyamadziensis259.9 - 254.17 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpika_District
Wikidata ID:Q3031573
GeoNames ID:905843

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