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Western Province, Zambia

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1310:. All the district headquarters are the same as the district names. There are sixteen councils in the province for each district with political heads who are the Mayor in the case of Mongu District and Council Chairpersons for the other districts. the administrative heads of the councils are the Town Clerk in the case of Mongu District and Council Secretaries for the other districts. Each Mayor/ Council Chairperson holds office for a term of five years in accordance with the Zambian electoral cycle. The administrative staff of the council is selected based on Local Government Service Commission from within or outside the district. The office of the provincial government is located in each of the district headquarters and has provincial local government officers and auditors. Each council is responsible for raising and collecting local taxes and the budgets of the council are audited and submitted every year after the annual budget. The elected members of the council do not draw salaries, but are paid allowances from the council. Western is a predominantly rural province and hence there are no city or municipal councils. The government stipulates 63 different functions for the councils with the majority of them being infrastructure management and local administration. Councils are mandated to maintain each of their community centres, zoos, local parks, drainage system, playgrounds, cemeteries, caravan sites, libraries, museums and art galleries. They also work along with specific government departments for helping in agriculture, conservation of natural resources, postal service, establishing and maintaining hospitals, schools and colleges. The councils prepare schemes that encourage community participation. 55: 43: 1774: 73: 1241:
and there are ministries of central government for each province. The administrative head of the province is the Permanent Secretary, appointed by the President. There are Deputy Permanent Secretaries, District Commissioners, heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level.
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stood at 7.10. The decadal population growth of the province was 1.70%. The median age in the province at the time of marriage was 20.5. The average household size was 5.0, with the families headed by females being 4.3 and 5.4 for families headed by men. The total eligible voters in the province was
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As of 2004, the province had 648 basic schools, 26 high schools and the number of school children out of school in ages between 7 and 15 stood at 36,984. The unemployment rate was 10 per cent and the general unemployment rate for youth stood at 18 per cent as of 2008. The province had 46 doctors as
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The total area of crops planted during the year 2014 in the province was 112,153.47 hectares which constituted 5.91% of the total area cultivated in Zambia. The net production stood at 103,127 metric tonnes, which formed 2.53% of the total agricultural production in the country. Rice was the major
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Cattle are the mainstay of the traditional economy, and are sold in the population centres further east when money is required for cash goods or school or medical expenses. Crops are grown on the fertile Barotse floodplains and along the margin of the flood plain, in particular maize, rice, millet
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and vegetables. The sandy soils of the province are good for Cashew nuts plantations which are not being exploited this day. The province has a huge forest a high potential for timber cutting and finishing investment. The locals exploit the timber at a small scale for
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are the major ethnic group in the province. The Lozi are traditionally cattle-keepers. They are a collection of 24 subgroups, with a well-established system of traditional rulers headed by the
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in the south. This floodplain is inundated from December to June, and is fed by other rivers with their own floodplains, and serves as a vast reservoir storing the waters of the
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was 6.0, complete birth rate was 5.5, crude birth rate was 36.0, child women population at birth was 802, general fertility rate was 152, gross reproduction rate was 2.3 and
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The main tourist attractions are water sports and fishing on the Zambezi river, the annual Kuomboka ceremony and the annual Kazanga ceremony held in Kaoma District.
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is a condition where the victims do not have any pigment in their skin, hair or eyes. The total population in the province with the condition stood at 1,747. The
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Central Government Provincial administration is set up purely for administrative purposes. The province is headed by a Provincial Minister appointed by the
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constituted 63.80% of the total population. Out of the labour force, 67.1% were men and 61.1% women. The annual growth rate of labour force was 0.5%.
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Mongu is now well supplied with paved roads and drainage . The main one and the chief access for the province is the 590-kilometre
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all of Kaoma District and the surrounding areas. The Nkoya celebrate their annual traditional ceremony called the
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1,083 females for every 1,000 males, compared to the national ratio of 1,028 females for every 1000 males. The
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crop in the province with 20,862 metric tonnes, constituting 42.03% of the national output.
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The other roads in the province vary from a few good dry-season gravel roads such as
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and seasonal swamps in hollows between the dunes. Dry grassland plains, teak forest,
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incidence for every 1,000 people in the province as of 2005 and there were 6,044
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ceremony. There is an ethnic Nkoya minority centered on Kaoma (previously called
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was 13.27%. The total area of the province was 126,386 sq. km and the
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is the other main road in the province, connecting Mongu with
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at birth stood at 53 compared to the national average of 51.
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at the northern border of the province, to a point below
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Clima Data.org - Clima Data for Kalabo from 1991 to 2021
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was the most spoken language with 69.6% speaking it.
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stood at 61.60% against a national average of 70.2%.
668:. There is a plan to link Zambia to its neighbouring 1327:"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab" 1103: 862:was 7.10 per sq. km. The population density during 215:and encompasses most of the area formerly known as 235:The geography of the province is dominated by the 227:, Mongu is treated as the capital of Barotseland. 1156:Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (by Industry) 711:Border Post and crosses the Zambezi again as the 2531: 1719:Summary report for the 2010 Census of population 1422:Summary report for the 2000 Census of population 1756: 1594: 1592: 915:and his court from the dry-season capital of 223:, and together with the neighbouring town of 59:Map of Western Province showing its districts 1646:. Central Statistical Office of Zambia. 2008 1624:. Central Statistical Office of Zambia. 2016 1577:. Central Statistical Office of Zambia. 2011 1319: 1666:Zambi Public administration Country profile 951:between June and August in Kaoma District. 1763: 1749: 1589: 1110:Wildlife of Zambia § Western Province 1351:"Weather statistics for Western (Zambia)" 1242:Western Province is divided into sixteen 939:and his equal counterpart, Mwene (Chief) 961: 954: 124:126,386 km (48,798 sq mi) 1622:"Agriculture statistics of Zambia 2014" 2532: 1398:Census of population and housing, 1969 748: 1744: 1691:The local government system in Zambia 1437: 1435: 703:(where it crosses the Zambezi) and 291:woodlands and patches of evergreen 13: 743: 302:Climate data for Western (Zambia) 14: 2561: 1736: 1432: 1136: 1132:West Zambezi Game Management Area 1104:National Parks and wildlife areas 919:, on the Zambezi flood-plain, to 1772: 108: • Provincial Minister 71: 53: 41: 1683: 1658: 1636: 1614: 1567: 1555: 1543: 1531: 1519: 1507: 1495: 1483: 1471: 1164:Community, Social and Personnel 962:HIV infected & AIDS deaths 871:of the province was 7.70%. The 729: 211:is one of the 10 provinces in 1459: 1447: 1414: 1390: 1376: 1365: 1343: 854:constituted 86.73%, while the 1: 1711: 1228:Wholesale & Retail Trade 898: 647: 230: 7: 1717: 1561: 1549: 1537: 1525: 1513: 1501: 1489: 1477: 1465: 1453: 1441: 1396: 1180:Electricity, Gas, and water 1075: 674:Barotse Floodplain Causeway 491:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 421:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10: 2566: 1220:Transportation and Storage 1128:Sioma Ngwezi National Park 1107: 1095: 639: 634: 301: 243:river, extending from the 2402: 2314: 2246: 2173: 2120: 2077: 2004: 1916: 1853: 1785: 1575:"AIDS and HIV statistics" 1188:Financial & Insurance 1123:Liuwa Plain National Park 820: 761:—     560: 490: 420: 350: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 327: 324: 321: 318: 315: 312: 309: 306: 188: 169: 157: 149: 141: 133: 128: 120: 115: 107: 103:Provincial Administration 99: 94: 84: 64: 52: 40: 31: 24: 2540:Western Province, Zambia 1313: 1052:of 2005. There were 430 247:of the Zambezi with the 111:Kapelwa Mbangweta (UPND) 47:Western Province, Zambia 1150:% of working population 1119:and its wide floodplain 707:(where it bypasses the 295:forest cover the land. 2248:North-Western Province 1212:Mining & Quarrying 1196:Hotels and Restaurants 684:) has been completed. 279:Desert, with numerous 145:7.8/km (20/sq mi) 2516:16.05611°S 23.75222°E 1644:"Labour force survey" 1331:hdi.globaldatalab.org 1108:Further information: 955:Economy and education 877:net reproduction rate 735:Historical population 873:total fertility rate 852:The rural population 713:Katima Mulilo Bridge 672:and as of 2016, the 351:Record high °C (°F) 142: • Density 2550:Provinces of Zambia 2521:-16.05611; 23.75222 2512: /  1855:Copperbelt Province 1779:Districts of Zambia 879:was 1.7. The total 864:2000 Zambian census 840:2010 Zambian census 736: 1300:Shangombo District 1256:Limulunga District 1068:and canoe making. 1060:death as of 2010. 935:are Mwene (Chief) 860:population density 734: 237:Barotse Floodplain 134: • Total 121: • Total 19:Province in Zambia 16:Province of Zambia 2495: 2494: 2316:Southern Province 2175:Northern Province 2122:Muchinga Province 1276:Mulobezi District 1235: 1234: 1049: 1048: 869:unemployment rate 836: 835: 654:Lusaka–Mongu Road 644: 643: 219:. 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Index

Province
Western Province, Zambia
Map of Western Province showing its districts
Country
Zambia
Mongu
Time zone
UTC+2
HDI
7th
www.wes.gov.zm
Zambia
Barotseland
Mongu
Limulunga
Barotse Floodplain
Zambezi
confluence
Lungwebungu
Kabompo Rivers
Senanga
Ngonye Falls
Zambezi
Zambezi
tributaries
Kalahari
lagoons
pans
miombo
Cryptosepalum

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