MBALA

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

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

MMQ

Mbala Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

10 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).
Which airport serves Mbala?: Mbala Airport (MMQ).
How far is Mbala from Lusaka?: About 803 km.
Does Mbala have a university?: Not on record.
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 Mbala in?: Northern Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ 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
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.3x smaller than Mpulungu.
29 km from Mpulungu.
Same timezone (Africa/Lusaka) as 97 other cities in Zambia.