Lusaka

Zambia's main city

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia, located in the southern part of the country.

It serves as Zambia's political, economic, and cultural center: The conference was held in Lusaka.

The city grew rapidly after Zambian independence in 1964.

urban

traffic

Movement along routes

congestion · commute · sprawl

Zambia

Livingstone

Victorian-era African explorer

Bantu · Tonga

government

parliament

National legislative assembly

National Assembly · elections · ministry · High Court · independence · policy · democracy · civil service

capital

Harare

Zimbabwe's seat of government

Pretoria · Kinshasa · Kigali · Accra · Addis Ababa · African Union · embassy · diplomatic · regional hub

Opposites
coastal vs. landlocked location

LusakaCape Town

South African legislative capital

Maputo · Mombasa · Luanda · Lagos · Durban

regional african capital contrasts

LusakaHarare

Zimbabwe's seat of government

Pretoria · Kinshasa · Nairobi · Addis Ababa · Cairo

global city prominence

LusakaLondon

England's capital city

New York · Paris · Tokyo · Beijing · Washington D.C.

Family

Zambian

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G