Lusaka (zmb)

Lusaka

Lusaka ranks 2,463rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Šilutė, Västergötland, and Buzău. Memorable people born in Lusaka include Alan Rusbridger, Dambisa Moyo, and Kennedy Mweene. Memorable people who died in Lusaka include Kenneth Kaunda, Frederick Chiluba, and Rupiah Banda. Lusaka has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Lusaka is located in Zambia.

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,196 ft). As of 2019, the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading north, south, east, and west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba, Tonga, Lenje, Soli, Lozi, and Nyanja are the commonly spoken street languages. Read more on Wikipedia