Zambia Districts

Districts of Zambia

I replaced the provisional census and area figures with data from the final 2010 census report. According to this document, I had also interchanged the 2000 populations of five districts; that is fixed now.

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 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.

This table shows the districts as of 2012-01-01.

Name	HASC	Pop-2010	Pop-2000	Pop-1990	Area(km.²)	Old
Chadiza	`ZM.ES.CD`	107,327	83,981	66,681	2,574	`31`
Chama	`ZM.MU.CM`	103,894	74,890	55,172	17,630	`32`
Chavuma	`ZM.NW.CV`	35,041	29,941	27,944	4,280	`76`
Chibombo	`ZM.CE.CB`	303,519	241,612	158,382	13,423	`11`
Chiengi	`ZM.LP.CE`	114,225	83,824	47,290	3,965	`44`
Chililabombwe	`ZM.CO.CL`	91,833	67,533	65,218	1,026	`21`
Chilubi	`ZM.NR.CI`	81,248	66,338	44,350	4,648	`61`
Chingola	`ZM.CO.CG`	216,626	172,026	168,999	1,678	`22`
Chinsali	`ZM.MU.CS`	146,518	128,646	89,779	15,395	`62`
Chipata	`ZM.ES.CP`	455,783	367,539	261,100	6,693	`33`
Choma	`ZM.SO.CO`	247,860	204,898	170,687	7,296	`81`
Chongwe	`ZM.LS.LR`	192,303	137,461	95,738	8,669	`52`
Gwembe	`ZM.SO.GW`	53,117	34,133	39,785	3,879	`82`
Ikelenge	`ZM.NW.IG`	32,919			2,353	`74`
Isoka	`ZM.MU.IO`	72,189	99,319	82,563	5,091	`63`
Itezhi Tezhi	`ZM.SO.IT`	68,599	43,111	31,424	16,064	`87`
Kabompo	`ZM.NW.KO`	92,321	71,238	60,164	14,532	`72`
Kabwe	`ZM.CE.KB`	202,360	176,758	169,026	1,572	`12`
Kafue	`ZM.LS.KF`	227,466	150,217	117,354	9,396	`52`
Kalabo	`ZM.WE.KB`	128,904	114,806	103,878	17,526	`91`
Kalomo	`ZM.SO.KL`	258,570	169,503	127,762	15,000	`83`
Kalulushi	`ZM.CO.KU`	100,381	75,806	69,597	725	`23`
Kaoma	`ZM.WE.KM`	189,290	162,568	116,616	23,315	`92`
Kapiri Mposhi	`ZM.CE.KM`	253,786	194,752	110,762	17,219	`11`
Kaputa	`ZM.NR.KP`	119,514	87,233	53,403	13,004	`64`
Kasama	`ZM.NR.KS`	231,824	170,929	125,492	10,788	`65`
Kasempa	`ZM.NW.KE`	69,608	51,904	42,261	20,821	`73`
Katete	`ZM.ES.KT`	243,849	189,250	143,952	3,989	`34`
Kawambwa	`ZM.LP.KW`	134,414	102,503	85,307	9,303	`41`
Kazungula	`ZM.SO.KZ`	104,731	68,265	45,157	16,835	`83`
Kitwe	`ZM.CO.KI`	517,543	376,124	347,024	777	`24`
Livingstone	`ZM.SO.LI`	139,509	103,288	83,780	695	`84`
Luangwa	`ZM.LS.LG`	24,304	18,948	17,070	3,471	`51`
Luanshya	`ZM.CO.LS`	156,059	147,908	144,815	811	`25`
Lufwanyama	`ZM.CO.LF`	78,503	63,185	51,745	9,849	`27`
Lukulu	`ZM.WE.LK`	86,002	68,375	54,053	16,292	`93`
Lundazi	`ZM.ES.LN`	323,870	236,833	179,414	14,058	`35`
Lusaka	`ZM.LS.LU`	1,747,152	1,084,703	761,064	360	`53`
Luwingu	`ZM.NR.LW`	122,136	80,758	72,164	8,892	`66`
Mafinga	`ZM.MU.MF`	65,969			4,134	`63`
Mambwe	`ZM.ES.MA`	68,918	47,376	60,016	5,294	`33`
Mansa	`ZM.LP.MA`	228,392	179,749	132,500	9,901	`42`
Masaiti	`ZM.CO.MA`	103,857	95,581	84,831	5,383	`27`
Mazabuka	`ZM.SO.MA`	230,972	203,219	162,321	6,242	`85`
Mbala	`ZM.NR.MB`	203,129	149,634	110,980	8,339	`67`
Milenge	`ZM.LP.MI`	43,337	28,790	20,045	6,261	`42`
Mkushi	`ZM.CE.MK`	154,534	107,438	76,747	17,726	`13`
Mongu	`ZM.WE.MO`	179,585	162,002	150,129	10,075	`94`
Monze	`ZM.SO.MO`	191,872	163,578	133,671	4,854	`86`
Mpika	`ZM.MU.MK`	203,379	146,196	123,099	40,935	`68`
Mpongwe	`ZM.CO.MP`	93,380	64,371	38,718	8,339	`27`
Mporokoso	`ZM.NR.MR`	98,842	73,929	54,888	12,043	`69`
Mpulungu	`ZM.NR.ML`	98,073	67,602	44,533	10,170	`67`
Mufulira	`ZM.CO.MU`	162,889	143,930	152,735	1,637	`26`
Mufumbwe	`ZM.NW.MU`	58,062	44,002	25,151	20,756	`71`
Mumbwa	`ZM.CE.MU`	226,171	158,861	148,927	21,103	`14`
Mungwi	`ZM.NR.MU`	151,058	112,977	74,735	9,766	`65`
Mwense	`ZM.LP.MW`	119,841	105,759	86,326	6,718	`43`
Mwinilunga	`ZM.NW.MN`	104,317	117,505	93,941	18,763	`74`
Nakonde	`ZM.MU.NK`	119,708	75,135	49,879	4,621	`63`
Namwala	`ZM.SO.NW`	102,866	82,810	61,848	5,687	`87`
Nchelenge	`ZM.LP.NC`	152,807	111,119	72,761	4,090	`44`
Ndola	`ZM.CO.ND`	451,246	374,757	334,777	1,103	`28`
Nyimba	`ZM.ES.NY`	85,025	70,425	38,300	10,509	`36`
Petauke	`ZM.ES.PE`	307,889	235,879	200,058	8,359	`36`
Samfya	`ZM.LP.SF`	198,911	163,609	120,264	10,329	`45`
Senanga	`ZM.WE.SN`	126,506	109,119	98,804	15,537	`95`
Serenje	`ZM.CE.SR`	166,741	132,836	107,974	23,351	`15`
Sesheke	`ZM.WE.SS`	99,384	78,169	68,424	29,272	`96`
Shangombo	`ZM.WE.SH`	93,303	70,049	46,852	14,369	`95`
Siavonga	`ZM.SO.SV`	90,213	58,864	37,497	3,871	`88`
Sinazongwe	`ZM.SO.SZ`	101,617	80,455	71,659	4,860	`89`
Solwezi	`ZM.NW.SO`	254,470	203,797	137,728	30,261	`75`
Zambezi	`ZM.NW.ZA`	80,306	64,963	51,027	14,060	`76`
72 districts		13,092,666	9,885,591	7,759,117	752,612
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle two letters identify the province. Pop-2010: 2010-10-16 census. Pop-2000: 2000-10-25 census. Pop-1990: 1990-08-20 census. Old: ID for the former district covering this area, keyed to the table under Change history.

Change history (incomplete):

The oldest set of divisions I have found is this list of 57 districts, probably ca. 1980. The first digit in the ID is a key to the province, where the provinces as of that date were numbered alphabetically from 1 to 9.

District	ID	2010 equivalent
Chadiza	`31`	Chadiza
Chama	`32`	Chama
Chililabombwe	`21`	Chililabombwe
Chilubi	`61`	Chilubi
Chingola	`22`	Chingola
Chinsali	`62`	Chinsali
Chipata	`33`	Chipata, Mambwe
Choma	`81`	Choma
Gwembe	`82`	Gwembe
Isoka	`63`	Isoka, Nakonde
Kabompo	`72`	Kabompo
Kabwe Rural	`11`	Chibombo, Kapiri Mposhi
Kabwe Urban	`12`	Kabwe
Kalabo	`91`	Kalabo
Kalomo	`83`	Kalomo, Kazungula
Kalulushi	`23`	Kalulushi
Kaoma	`92`	Kaoma
Kaputa	`64`	Kaputa
Kasama	`65`	Kasama, Mungwi
Kasempa	`73`	Kasempa
Katete	`34`	Katete
Kawambwa	`41`	Kawambwa
Kitwe	`24`	Kitwe
Livingstone	`84`	Livingstone
Luangwa	`51`	Luangwa
Luanshya	`25`	Luanshya
Lukulu	`93`	Lukulu
Lundazi	`35`	Lundazi
Lusaka Rural	`52`	Chongwe, Kafue
Lusaka Urban	`53`	Lusaka
Luwingu	`66`	Luwingu
Mansa	`42`	Mansa, Milenge
Mazabuka	`85`	Mazabuka
Mbala	`67`	Mbala, Mpulungu
Mkushi	`13`	Mkushi
Mongu	`94`	Mongu
Monze	`86`	Monze
Mpika	`68`	Mpika
Mporokoso	`69`	Mporokoso
Mufulira	`26`	Mufulira
Mufumbwe	`71`	Mufumbwe
Mumbwa	`14`	Mumbwa
Mwense	`43`	Mwense
Mwinilunga	`74`	Mwinilunga
Namwala	`87`	Itezhi Tezhi, Namwala
Nchelenge	`44`	Chiengi, Nchelenge
Ndola Rural	`27`	Lufwanyama, Masaiti, Mpongwe
Ndola Urban	`28`	Ndola
Petauke	`36`	Nyimba, Petauke
Samfya	`45`	Samfya
Senanga	`95`	Senanga, Shangombo
Serenje	`15`	Serenje
Sesheke	`96`	Sesheke
Siavonga	`88`	Siavonga
Sinazongwe	`89`	Sinazongwe
Solwezi	`75`	Solwezi
Zambezi	`76`	Chavuma, Zambezi
ID: Numeric code for the old district, according to Andrew Lyons.

1990: Lusaka Rural split into Chongwe and Kafue.
~2011: Ikelenge district split from Mwinilunga (former HASC code ZM.NW.MW).
2011-02: Mafinga district split from Isoka (former HASC code ZM.NO.IS, and temporarily ZM.MU.IS).
2011-11: Muchinga province formed by taking Chinsali, Isoka, Mafinga, Mpika, and Nakonde districts from Northern province and Chama district from Eastern province. I changed all the HASC codes to reflect this new partition; all the HASC codes that used to start with ZM.NO or ZM.EA now start with ZM.ES, ZM.MU, or ZM.NR.
2012-07-09: Rufunsa district split from Chongwe and Sibuyunji district from Mumbwa.
2012-07-12: Sibuyunji district transferred from Central province to Lusaka.
2012-07-29: Mwansabombwe district split from Kawambwa and Chipili district from Mwense.

Other names of subdivisions:

Chiengi: Chienge (variant)
Ikelenge: Ikeleng'i (variant)
Mpongwe: Mpelembe (obsolete)

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