Rufunsa District | |
|---|---|
 District location in Zambia | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | Lusaka Province |
| Capital | Rufunsa |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 81,733 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Rufunsa District is a district inZambia, located inLusaka Province.[1] The district capital is Rufunsa. The district was established byPresident Michael Sata in 2012 by splittingChongwe District.[2][3] As of the 2022 Zambian census, it has a population of 81,733.[4]
The main economic activity of the local people is subsistence farming. Rufunsa holds gold, copper, and other minerals, although mining is not well-developed.
Five decades after Zambia's independence, Rufunsa district now has twelve public secondary schools and three private secondary school s. However the Literacy levels are still low. TheCatholic Church has given hope by building a nursing school.
Rufunsa is on theGreat East Road, approximately 150 km east of the capital,Lusaka.
The indigenous people there are the remnants of theSoli people. They had to relinquish much of Lusaka land to the central government.
Three chiefs live in this district; Chief Bunda Bunda, Chieftainess Mpanshya, and Chieftainess Shikabeta.
Before 1997, Rufunsa District along withChongwe District andKafue District, were known as "Lusaka Rural".[5]
15°04′S29°40′E / 15.067°S 29.667°E /-15.067; 29.667
| Central Province | |
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| Copperbelt Province | |
| Eastern Province | |
| Luapula Province | |
| Lusaka Province | |
| Muchinga Province | |
| Northern Province | |
| North-Western Province | |
| Southern Province | |
| Western Province | |
