What is the population of Lusaka?

2,212,301 people, per GeoNames.

LUSAKA

Lusaka Province · ZAMBIA (ZM) · 15.41°S / 28.29°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 909,137

Lusaka is a city in Zambia with a population of 2,212,301. It sits at -15.41/28.29, runs on Africa/Lusaka, is 10 km from Chunga.

Population 2,212,301

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Lusaka

All facts

fields

Country: Zambia
Subdivision: Lusaka Province
Coords: 15.41°S / 28.29°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Chunga Lusaka Province 115,539 10.1 km

W Namalombwe Lusaka Province 97,758 10.6 km

SE Chisankane Lusaka Province 41,014 10.8 km

NE Madido Lusaka Province 80,782 11.0 km

E Ntandabale Lusaka Province 20,254 14.6 km

SW Chilongolo Lusaka Province 13,662 16.2 km

NE Chinkuli Lusaka Province 14,034 18.2 km

S Chilanga Township Lusaka Province 54,046 18.2 km

NW Lusaka West Lusaka Province 21,655 21.3 km

E Palabana Lusaka Province 19,769 26.9 km

Air access

nearby

FLLC

Lusaka City Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

FLCG

Chilongolo Airport

Small airport

15.8 km

LUN

Kenneth Kaunda International Airport

Large airport

19.7 km

Universities

linked

University of Lusaka

unilus.ac.zm

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Lusaka?: 2,212,301 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Lusaka in?: Africa/Lusaka.
Which country is Lusaka in?: Zambia (ZM).
Which airport serves Lusaka?: Lusaka City Airport (FLLC).
Does Lusaka have a university?: Yes. University of Lusaka.
What languages are spoken in Zambia?: English.
What currency is used in Zambia?: Zambian Kwacha.
How many cities are in Zambia?: 98 on record.
Which admin region is Lusaka in?: Lusaka Province.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/909137

{
  "data": {
    "id": 909137,
    "name": "Lusaka",
    "ascii_name": "Lusaka",
    "country_code": "ZM",
    "population": 2212301,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lusaka",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -15.40669,
    "longitude": 28.28713
  }
}

Context

comparatives

19.1x the population of Chunga.
10 km from Chunga.
Same timezone (Africa/Lusaka) as 97 other cities in Zambia.