Zambia Districts

Districts of Zambia

I searched my database for duplicate HASC codes and found that I had assigned ZM.WE.KA to both Kalabo and Kaoma. I have now given them both new codes.

I have incorporated the results of the 2000 census into the table. In comparing the old list to the census report, I found a few names that should be corrected or updated. Chiengi used to be Chienge, Chongwe used to be Lusaka Rural, Mpongwe used to be Mpelembe, and Kabwe, Lusaka, and Ndola used to be followed by "Urban".

I have only a small amount of information about the history of Zambia's districts. At some time in the past, there were 57 of them. Later, the number grew to 61, and then 72. One of the changes was that in 1990, Lusaka Rural split into Chongwe and Kafue. Andrew Lyons has made some Zambia mapping tools available. One of them is a spreadsheet of Zambia's districts. That is the source of the information below.

Name	HASC	Pop-2000	Pop-1990	Old district	ID
Chadiza	`ZM.EA.CD`	83,981	66,681	Chadiza	`31`
Chama	`ZM.EA.CM`	74,890	55,172	Chama	`32`
Chavuma	`ZM.NW.CV`	29,941	27,944	Zambezi	`76`
Chibombo	`ZM.CE.CB`	241,612	158,382	Kabwe Rural	`11`
Chiengi	`ZM.LP.CE`	83,824	47,290	Nchelenge	`44`
Chililabombwe	`ZM.CO.CL`	67,533	65,218	Chililabombwe	`21`
Chilubi	`ZM.NO.CI`	66,338	44,350	Chilubi	`61`
Chingola	`ZM.CO.CG`	172,026	168,999	Chingola	`22`
Chinsali	`ZM.NO.CS`	128,646	89,779	Chinsali	`62`
Chipata	`ZM.EA.CP`	367,539	261,100	Chipata	`33`
Choma	`ZM.SO.CO`	204,898	170,687	Choma	`81`
Chongwe	`ZM.LS.LR`	137,461	95,738	Lusaka Rural	`52`
Gwembe	`ZM.SO.GW`	34,133	39,785	Gwembe	`82`
Isoka	`ZM.NO.IS`	99,319	82,563	Isoka	`63`
Itezhi Tezhi	`ZM.SO.IT`	43,111	31,424	Namwala	`87`
Kabompo	`ZM.NW.KO`	51,904	60,164	Kabompo	`72`
Kabwe	`ZM.CE.KB`	176,758	169,026	Kabwe Urban	`12`
Kafue	`ZM.LS.KF`	150,217	117,354	Lusaka Rural	`52`
Kalabo	`ZM.WE.KB`	114,806	103,878	Kalabo	`91`
Kalomo	`ZM.SO.KL`	169,503	127,762	Kalomo	`83`
Kalulushi	`ZM.CO.KU`	75,806	69,597	Kalulushi	`23`
Kaoma	`ZM.WE.KM`	162,568	116,616	Kaoma	`92`
Kapiri Mposhi	`ZM.CE.KM`	194,752	110,762	Kabwe Rural	`11`
Kaputa	`ZM.NO.KP`	87,233	53,403	Kaputa	`64`
Kasama	`ZM.NO.KS`	170,929	125,492	Kasama	`65`
Kasempa	`ZM.NW.KE`	44,002	42,261	Kasempa	`73`
Katete	`ZM.EA.KT`	189,250	143,952	Katete	`34`
Kawambwa	`ZM.LP.KW`	102,503	85,307	Kawambwa	`41`
Kazungula	`ZM.SO.KZ`	68,265	45,157	Kalomo	`83`
Kitwe	`ZM.CO.KI`	376,124	347,024	Kitwe	`24`
Livingstone	`ZM.SO.LI`	103,288	83,780	Livingstone	`84`
Luangwa	`ZM.LS.LG`	18,948	17,070	Luangwa	`51`
Luanshya	`ZM.CO.LS`	147,908	144,815	Luanshya	`25`
Lufwanyama	`ZM.CO.LF`	63,185	51,745	Ndola Rural	`27`
Lukulu	`ZM.WE.LK`	68,375	54,053	Lukulu	`93`
Lundazi	`ZM.EA.LN`	236,833	179,414	Lundazi	`35`
Lusaka	`ZM.LS.LU`	1,084,703	761,064	Lusaka Urban	`53`
Luwingu	`ZM.NO.LW`	80,758	72,164	Luwingu	`66`
Mambwe	`ZM.EA.MA`	70,425	60,016	Chipata	`33`
Mansa	`ZM.LP.MA`	179,749	132,500	Mansa	`42`
Masaiti	`ZM.CO.MA`	95,581	84,831	Ndola Rural	`27`
Mazabuka	`ZM.SO.MA`	203,219	162,321	Mazabuka	`85`
Mbala	`ZM.NO.MB`	149,634	110,980	Mbala	`67`
Milenge	`ZM.LP.MI`	28,790	20,045	Mansa	`42`
Mkushi	`ZM.CE.MK`	107,438	76,747	Mkushi	`13`
Mongu	`ZM.WE.MO`	162,002	150,129	Mongu	`94`
Monze	`ZM.SO.MO`	163,578	133,671	Monze	`86`
Mpika	`ZM.NO.MK`	146,196	123,099	Mpika	`68`
Mpongwe	`ZM.CO.MP`	64,371	38,718	Ndola Rural	`27`
Mporokoso	`ZM.NO.MR`	73,929	54,888	Mporokoso	`69`
Mpulungu	`ZM.NO.ML`	67,602	44,533	Mbala	`67`
Mufulira	`ZM.CO.MU`	143,930	152,735	Mufulira	`26`
Mufumbwe	`ZM.NW.MU`	71,238	25,151	Mufumbwe	`71`
Mumbwa	`ZM.CE.MU`	158,861	148,927	Mumbwa	`14`
Mungwi	`ZM.NO.MU`	112,977	74,735	Kasama	`65`
Mwense	`ZM.LP.MW`	105,759	86,326	Mwense	`43`
Mwinilunga	`ZM.NW.MW`	117,505	93,941	Mwinilunga	`74`
Nakonde	`ZM.NO.NK`	75,135	49,879	Isoka	`63`
Namwala	`ZM.SO.NW`	82,810	61,848	Namwala	`87`
Nchelenge	`ZM.LP.NC`	111,119	72,761	Nchelenge	`44`
Ndola	`ZM.CO.ND`	374,757	334,777	Ndola Urban	`28`
Nyimba	`ZM.EA.NY`	47,376	38,300	Petauke	`36`
Petauke	`ZM.EA.PE`	235,879	200,058	Petauke	`36`
Samfya	`ZM.LP.SF`	163,609	120,264	Samfya	`45`
Senanga	`ZM.WE.SN`	109,119	98,804	Senanga	`95`
Serenje	`ZM.CE.SR`	132,836	107,974	Serenje	`15`
Sesheke	`ZM.WE.SS`	78,169	68,424	Sesheke	`96`
Shangombo	`ZM.WE.SH`	70,049	46,852	Senanga	`95`
Siavonga	`ZM.SO.SV`	58,864	37,497	Siavonga	`88`
Sinazongwe	`ZM.SO.SZ`	80,455	71,659	Sinazongwe	`89`
Solwezi	`ZM.NW.SO`	203,797	137,728	Solwezi	`75`
Zambezi	`ZM.NW.ZA`	64,963	51,027	Zambezi	`76`
72 districts		9,885,591	7,759,117
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two letters identify the province. For key, see "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries". Pop-2000: 2000-10-25 census. Pop-1990: 1990-08-20 census. Old district: This column lists Zambia's 57 former districts, as they relate to the present-day districts. ID: Numeric code for the old district, according to Andrew Lyons.

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