Isoka

{{More citations needed|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Isoka | other_name = | native_name =  | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto =  | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | pushpin_map = Zambia | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Zambia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = 25px Zambia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Muchinga Province | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Isoka District | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 =  | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 =  | established_date3 =  | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 =  | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi =  | population_as_of = 2018 Estimate | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  | timezone = CAT | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|10|08|00|S|32|38|00|E|region:ZM|display=inline, title}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_ft =  | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} right|225px|Location of Isoka in Zambia '''Isoka''' is a town located in the Muchinga Province of Zambia near the borders with Tanzania and Malawi. It lies on the T2 road (Tanzam Highway; Great North Road).

==Area== The area of the district now (2020) is 5,091 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/yzm.html|title = Zambia Districts}}</ref>

==Population== The district is populated mainly by Mwanga and Tumbuka people. The senior chief of the district is Kafwimbi. The traditional ceremony called Ngondo is celebrated in the district.

==History== The district town of Isoka is 70 miles from the border with Tangayika, which had been a German colony until 1918. During the Second World War, Isoka was the official border post. Military convoys of up to 100 vehicles stopped at Isoka on their way to the battlefields in East Africa and the Western Desert. The road then was untarred.

In 1966, Isoka had a secondary school, for boys only; it had no water supply, water was collected from the stream. The Great North Road between Tunduma in Tanzania and Kapiri Mposhi was still the only road connection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zFVPAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Isoka%22+-wikipedia|title=Official Verbatim Report of the Parliamentary Debates of the ... National Assembly|year=1966}}</ref>

==Climate== Isoka features a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cwa''), bordering a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: ''Aw''),<ref>{{Cite journal |date=23 October 2023 |title=Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02549-6/tables/1 |journal=Nature: Scientific Data |language=en}}</ref> characterized by warm temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The period between September and November features the hottest daytime temperatures. June and July are the coolest months. The wet season lasts from November to April and brings significant rainfall. The dry season, from May to October, is marked by a lack of precipitation.<ref name="WMONormals"/>

{{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Isoka (1991–2020) | Jan record high C = 39.2 | Feb record high C = 31.9 | Mar record high C = 31.0 | Apr record high C = 31.5 | May record high C = 31.2 | Jun record high C = 30.6 | Jul record high C = 35.4 | Aug record high C = 33.3 | Sep record high C = 39.0 | Oct record high C = 39.8 | Nov record high C = 36.8 | Dec record high C = 38.1 | year record high C = | Jan high C = 27.5 | Feb high C = 27.3 | Mar high C = 27.3 | Apr high C = 26.7 | May high C = 26.3 | Jun high C = 25.5 | Jul high C = 25.4 | Aug high C = 27.9 | Sep high C = 30.8 | Oct high C = 32.5 | Nov high C = 31.6 | Dec high C = 28.5 | year high C = 26.0 | Jan mean C = 22.3 | Feb mean C = 22.2 | Mar mean C = 22.1 | Apr mean C = 21.3 | May mean C = 19.6 | Jun mean C = 18.1 | Jul mean C = 17.7 | Aug mean C = 19.8 | Sep mean C = 22.4 | Oct mean C = 24.4 | Nov mean C = 24.6 | Dec mean C = 22.9 | year mean C = 21.4 | Jan low C = 17.1 | Feb low C = 17.1 | Mar low C = 16.9 | Apr low C = 15.8 | May low C = 12.9 | Jun low C = 10.7 | Jul low C = 10.0 | Aug low C = 11.6 | Sep low C = 13.9 | Oct low C = 16.3 | Nov low C = 17.5 | Dec low C = 17.3 | year low C = 13.7 | Jan record low C = 10.8 | Feb record low C = 10.6 | Mar record low C = 11.6 | Apr record low C = 9.5 | May record low C = 7.4 | Jun record low C = 4.7 | Jul record low C = 1.9 | Aug record low C = 5.6 | Sep record low C = 1.1 | Oct record low C = 10.0 | Nov record low C = 10.0 | Dec record low C = 12.0 | year record low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 231.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 223.8 | Mar precipitation mm = 171.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 71.8 | May precipitation mm = 7.1 | Jun precipitation mm = 0.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 0.2 | Aug precipitation mm = 0.1 | Sep precipitation mm = 0.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 8.4 | Nov precipitation mm = 68.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 218.0 | year precipitation mm = 1000.8 | source 1 = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Zambia/CSV/Isoka_67481.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Isoka |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 23, 2024}}</ref> }}

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Category:Populated places in Muchinga Province