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CHINGOLA

Copperbelt · ZAMBIA (ZM) · 12.53°S / 27.88°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 919,009

Chingola is a city in Zambia with a population of 256,560. It sits at -12.53/27.88, runs on Africa/Lusaka, is 19 km from Chililabombwe.

Population 256,560
Place Type District Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Lusaka

All facts

fields
Country
Zambia
Subdivision
Copperbelt
Coords
12.53°S / 27.88°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km
N Chililabombwe Copperbelt 113,876 19.3 km
SE Chambishi Copperbelt 34,888 21.7 km
E Mufulira Copperbelt 169,136 38.9 km
SE Kalulushi Copperbelt 104,046 41.5 km
SE Kitwe Copperbelt 665,961 46.9 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Chingola?
256,560 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Chingola in?
Africa/Lusaka.
Which country is Chingola in?
Zambia (ZM).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/919009

{
  "data": {
    "id": 919009,
    "name": "Chingola",
    "ascii_name": "Chingola",
    "country_code": "ZM",
    "population": 256560,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lusaka",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": -12.52897,
    "longitude": 27.88382
  }
}
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