Lusaka

Lusaka, Zambias capital city is a warm and  friendly place. 

It is situated in the south-central part of the country on a limestone plateau 1,280 m (4,198 ft) above sea level.
It has a population of 1,084,703 (2000 census) and is considered one of the fastest growing (in terms of population) cities in the region.
It is a commercial centre as well as centre of government.

Lusaka derives its name from the Lenje headman who lived here  when the railway siding was established, the original inhabitants of the land were largely Lenje and Soli.

In the 1890s the area in which Lusaka is situated was taken over by the British South Africa Company from the local chiefs in the course of the formation of Northern Rhodesia, with control passing to the British Colonial Office in 1924. Lusaka became the capital of Northern Rhodesia in 1935. The city figured prominently in the movement for independence and was where the Federation of African Societies founded the Northern Rhodesian Congress in 1948. After the federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia took place in 1953, Lusaka was a hub of the civil-disobedience movement (1960) that led to the creation of the independent state of Zambia, of which Lusaka became the capital.

Lusaka's newer government section contrasts with the old township along the railway line. Although basically reliant on its agricultural environs, and a major collecting point for corn (maize) and tobacco, Lusaka has a mixed economy that includes cement, textile, and shoe manufacture & foodprocessing.

An international airport and the University of Zambia (founded 1965) are just outside the city, and the Munda Wanga Botanical Gardens are nearby. The city lies at the junction of the Great North Road (to Tanzania) and the Great East Road (to Malawi) and has rail connections to Livingstone, Ndola, and Tanzania.

The surrounding area consists mostly of flat grassland that supports ranches and farms. Termite mounds 3 to 6 m (10 to 20 ft) high are a regular feature of the landscape. Farming and stock rearing are the principal economic activities in the region, and products include corn, beef, hides, dairy products, and tobacco. The Nyanja and Soli are the major ethnic groups in the area, and there are minorities of Europeans and Asians. Pop. (1990 prelim.) 982,362.

In the more affluent subburbs, large and comfortable houses preside over the rather spacious lawns and gardens, in other parts ,the council has constructed substantial modest income housing.

Overall , a large number of Lusaka's residents live in these modest income housing or Shanty towns locally known as "compounds" dotted around Lusaka.

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