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City profile · Zambia · Africa

Luwingu

Northern Province · Zambia
City population
28,436
#52
in Zambia
#6
in Northern Province
#18,899
worldwide
LusakaLuwingu
-10.262, 29.927 · 599 km from Lusaka
City population
28,436
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Zambia
#52
of 77 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#18,899
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Zambia
0.1%
of the national population

About Luwingu

Luwingu is a city in Northern Province, Zambia with a population of 28,436. It is the 52nd largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 18,899th largest worldwide. It lies 599 km from Lusaka.

Position in Zambia
#52of 77
LargestSmallest
Position in Northern Province
#6of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Zambia
Region
Northern Province
Rank in region
#6of 6
Distance to capital
599 km
to Lusaka
Elevation
1,381 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-10.262, 29.927
Record updated
2024-12-02
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.

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Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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