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Kapiri Mposhi | |
|---|---|
 TAZARA station | |
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  Kapiri Mposhi Location of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia | |
| Coordinates:13°58′38″S28°41′5″E / 13.97722°S 28.68472°E /-13.97722; 28.68472 | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | Central |
| District | Kapiri Mposhi |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 14,792 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Kapiri Mposhi is aZambian town and the seat of theKapiri Mposhi District inCentral Province. Located north ofLusaka, it stands on theGreat North Road and is significant for the railway connection between theZambia Railways line fromKitwe toLusaka and the western terminus (New Kapiri Mposhi) of theTanzania-Zambia Railway Authority fromDar es Salaam since 1976.[citation needed]
The town lies in the middle of Zambia, next to the boundary withCopperbelt Province.[2]
The town is approximately 60 km north of Kabwe and 110 km south of Ndola.
It is surrounded by 8districts, namely,Kabwe District to the south,Chisamba District to the south-east,Luano District on the east,Mkushi District on the north-east,Masaiti District to the north,Mpongwe District to the north-west,Ngabwe District to the west andChibombo District to the south-west.[3]
It is situated at the junction of theT2 road (Great North Road; which connects south toKabwe andLusaka and north-east toMpika andTanzania) and theT3 road (which connects north toNdola,Kitwe,Chingola and theDemocratic Republic Of Congo).[4]
Kapiri Mposhi has two railways stations, the terminal station of the 1067 mmTAZARA Railway that connects it toMpika,Kasama andDar-es-Salaam in the north-east; and an en-routeZambia Railways station that connects it toLusaka andLivingstone in the south and toNdola andKitwe in the north.
Janny Sikazwe, association football referee.
Kapiri Mposhi travel guide from Wikivoyage
