City profile · Zambia · Africa
Mbala
City population
42,424
#36
in Zambia
#3
in Northern Province
#13,239
worldwide
-8.840, 31.366 · 803 km from Lusaka
About Mbala
Mbala is a city in Northern Province, Zambia with a population of 42,424. It is the 36th largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 13,239th largest worldwide. It lies 803 km from Lusaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 6
Elevation
1,622 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-8.840, 31.366
Record updated
2025-07-14
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.