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MBALA

Northern Province · ZAMBIA (ZM) · 8.84°S / 31.37°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 176,146

Mbala is a city in Zambia with a population of 42,424. It sits at -8.84/31.37, runs on Africa/Lusaka, is 28 km from Mpulungu.

Population 42,424
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Lusaka

All facts

fields
Country
Zambia
Subdivision
Northern Province
Coords
8.84°S / 31.37°E
UTC offset
+2
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 1 · within 50 km
W Mpulungu Northern Province 55,405 29.0 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Mbala?
42,424 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mbala in?
Africa/Lusaka.
Which country is Mbala in?
Zambia (ZM).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/176146

{
  "data": {
    "id": 176146,
    "name": "Mbala",
    "ascii_name": "Mbala",
    "country_code": "ZM",
    "population": 42424,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Lusaka",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": -8.84024,
    "longitude": 31.36587
  }
}
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