City profile · Zambia · Africa
Solwezi
City population
301,370
#5
in Zambia
#1
in North-Western
#1,892
worldwide
-12.169, 26.389 · 414 km from Lusaka
About Solwezi
Solwezi is a city in North-Western, Zambia with a population of 301,370. It is the 5th largest of the 77 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zambia, and the 1,892nd largest worldwide. It lies 414 km from Lusaka.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 11
Elevation
1,381 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Lusaka
Coordinates
-12.169, 26.389
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.