Lunga District
CountryZambia
ProvinceLuapula Province
Area total3839.5 km²
Population total39383
Population as of2022
Time zoneCAT (UTC+2)

Lunga District is a district in the Luapula Province of Zambia. It was declared a district in 2012 by Michael Sata[1] (by splitting Samfya District[2]). The district comprises archipelago of islands in the Bangweulu Wetlands in the south-east of Lake Bangweulu. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 39,383 people.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Lunga district development crusade on course – Zambia Daily Mail". 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ "Zambia: Dilemma of New Lunga District". AllAfrica. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)