City profile · Zambia · Africa
Kabwe
City population
288,598
#6
in Zambia
#1
in Central Province
#1,982
worldwide
-14.447, 28.446 · 108 km from Lusaka
About Kabwe
Kabwe is a city in Central Province, Zambia with a population of 288,598. It is the 6th largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 1,982nd largest worldwide. It lies 108 km from Lusaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
1,191 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-14.447, 28.446
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.