Chilubi District

District in Northern Province, Zambia

Chilubi District
District
District location in Zambia
Country	Zambia
Province	Northern Province
Capital	Chilubi
Area
• Total	5,169.6 km² (1,996.0 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	114,011
• Density	22/km² (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Chilubi District with headquarters at Chilubi is located in Northern Province, Zambia. It covers the north-east Lake Bangweulu and Bangweulu Wetlands containing several islands including Chilubi Island, and some of the mainland northeast of the lake. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 114,011 people.^[1]

Other islands in Chilubi District include Chichile, Kasansa, Panyo Island and Luangwa, all at the edges of the swamps where they dry out sufficiently in the dry season to form a connection to the mainland.^[2]

Isangano National Park lies in the east of the district but it has no management and most of the wildlife has been poached out.^[3]

References

^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
^ Map of Bangweulu Swamps, NRZAM.org, Directorate of Colonial Surveys, (1952). Accessed 24 April 2007.
^ Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.