City profile · Zambia · Africa
Chinsali
Muchinga · Zambia
City population
38,805
#39
in Zambia
#3
in Muchinga
#14,363
worldwide
-10.541, 32.082 · 679 km from Lusaka
About Chinsali
Chinsali is a city in Muchinga, Zambia with a population of 38,805. It is the 39th largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 14,363rd largest worldwide. It lies 679 km from Lusaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Muchinga
Rank in region
#3of 4
Elevation
1,286 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-10.541, 32.082
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 77 in ZambiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.