City profile · Zambia · Africa
Mongu
City population
111,450
#15
in Zambia
#1
in Western Province
#5,171
worldwide
-15.248, 23.127 · 554 km from Lusaka
About Mongu
Mongu is a city in Western Province, Zambia with a population of 111,450. It is the 15th largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 5,171st largest worldwide. It lies 554 km from Lusaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Elevation
1,016 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-15.248, 23.127
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.