City profile · Zambia · Africa
Chipata
City population
327,059
#4
in Zambia
#1
in Eastern Province
#1,746
worldwide
-13.633, 32.650 · 509 km from Lusaka
About Chipata
Chipata is a city in Eastern Province, Zambia with a population of 327,059. It is the 4th largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 1,746th largest worldwide. It lies 509 km from Lusaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
-13.633, 32.650
Record updated
14 April 2026
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.