Kanchibiya District Profile

Kanchibiya is one of the eight (8) districts found in Muchinga Province of Zambia. The district was established in May 2016 as one of the districts formed out of Mpika Town Council alongside Lavushimanda district.

Kanchibiya District is situated in the south-west of Muchinga Province and has an estimated total area size of 8800 km2. It shares its borders with Lavushimanda, Mpika, Shiwang’andu, Kasama, Lunga and Chilubi District. Its Administration Centre is located from 773km from Lusaka, the Capital City of Zambia and 105km from Mpika. It lies precisely on the latitude of 11o 54’ (11.9) and Longitude of 31o 16’ (31.2667) of the National. The district has an altitude of 1300m above the sea level.

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