Mkushi District Profile

Mkushi derives its name from Mkushi River and is located about 300Km from Lusaka, 156Km from Kabwe, 92Km from Kapiri Mposhi and 180 km from Serenje by road, Mkushi can also be described as a transit district. Before Luano was declared a district after being detached from Mkushi in 2012, Mkushi district covered 17,726 square kilometers but is now 8,408 square kilometers and lies between latitude 13°37' south of the equator and longitude 29°23' east. It shares its boundaries with the Democratic Republic of Congo in the north and Serenje in the east, while in the south-east is Nyimba district in Eastern province. In the north-west, Mkushi shares its boundary with the Copperbelt Province and Luano district is in the south.

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