| Chingola | |
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| Country |  Zambia |
| Admin. The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. division | Copperbelt Province |
| Elevation | 4,472 ft (1,363 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 147,448 |
Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 147,448 (2000 census). Copperbelt Province in Zambia covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Copperbelt Province in Zambia covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south Currently the most common source of Copper Ore is the mineral Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2 which accounts for about 50% of copper production 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. It is the home of Nchanga Open Pit Mine, the second largest open cast mine in the world.
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History
Chingola was founded somewhat later than the cities in the south-eastern half of the Copperbelt, in 1943, when the Nchanga Open Pit was started up. The Copper Belt or Copperbelt (usually spelled as one word is the Copper mining area of Zambia, around the towns of Ndola, Kitwe, It was, at one point, known to be the cleanest town in Zambia.
Mines at Chingola
Nchanga Open Pit workings lie in an arc 11 km long around the west and north of the town, covering nearly 30 km². Open-pit mining, also known as opencast mining and open-cut mining and strip mining, refers to a method of extracting rock or Minerals The deepest part of the pit is 400 m lower than the surrounding plateau.
As well as the Nchanga Open Pit, Chingola has an underground mine. A mine tailings dam about 7 km south of the city covers 24 km². Tailings (also known as slimes, gangue, tailings pile, tails, leach residue, or slickens) are the materials left over
See Copperbelt Province for the history of the copper-mining industry. Copperbelt Province in Zambia covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south
Communications
A freight-only branch of Zambian Railways services the town from Kitwe. Zambia Railways (ZR is the national railway of Zambia, one of the two major railroad organizations in Zambia which may also be referred to as Railway Systems of Zambia
In Chingola, the main road to Lubumbashi in DR Congo via Chililabombwe and Konkola branches off the main Copperbelt highway running south-east from Kitwe going north-west to Solwezi. Lubumbashi (formerly Élisabethville or Elisabethstad) is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (capital Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Chililabombwe (formerly named Bancroft) is a city located in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. Kitwe is the third-largest city in Zambia, with a population of 363734 ( 2000 census Solwezi is the capital of the North Western Province of Zambia.
Health Facilities
The town has two hospitals: Nchanga North General Hospital (Government-owned, bed capacity 283) and Nchanga South Hospital (privately-owned by the mines, bed capacity about 100).
Features of Chingola
National Monuments
- Hippo Pool on the Kafue River, 10 km north
Other features
- Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, a sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees lies 60 km north-west of Chingola. The Kafue River sustains one of the world's great wildlife environments Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage is a world renowned Orphanage and Sanctuary for Chimpanzees the only one of its kind in the world located in Zambia An orphan (from the Greek ὀρφανός) is a child whose natural parents are absent or dead and who are not there to bring him up Chimpanzee (often shortened to chimp) is the common name for the two extant Species of Apes in the Genus Pan.
Maps
Statistics
- Elevation = 1363m
- Population = 16,332
Born in Chingola
- Samuel Matete (born 1968), Zambian athlete
- Felix Bwalya (born 1970), Zambian boxer (d. Samuel Matete (born July 27, 1968 in Chingola) is a Zambian athlete who competed mainly in 400 m hurdles. Felix Bwalya (October 27 1970 in Chingola &ndash – December 23 1997 in Lusaka) was a boxer from Zambia, who competed for his native country 1997)
- Fighton Simukonda (born 1961, Zambian Soccer Coach)
- Chrissy Zebby Tembo (Zambian Musician)
- Brian Chibeza Lundwe(Zambian IT consultant based in South Africa)
References
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