Chibombo District Profile

Chibombo is a given name of the Lenje tribe, meaning: a bad omen associated with drowning. It evolved from Mukuni Native Authority to Lenje Native Authority before being declared a district in 1976.

Chibombo district is located 95KMs north of the capital city, Lusaka and 45 KMs south-west of Kabwe on the Great North Road. Chibombo is a home of the Lukanga swamp, a wetland in Central Zambia which for hundreds of years has supported indigenous people. It lies between latitudes 14º25’ and 15º South of the Equator with a surface area of 13,423 square kilometers. The district borders with Serenje district to the Northeast, Masaiti district and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the North, Luano to the South and Kapiri Mposhi to the Southeast.