Lumezi District

Lumezi District
District
District location in Zambia
Country	Zambia
Province	Eastern Province
Area
• Total	9,776.9 km^2 (3,774.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	158,971
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

Lumezi District is a district of Eastern Province, Zambia.[1][2] It was made independent from Lundazi District in 2018.[3][4] As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 158,971 people.[5] Tumbuka is the predominant language spoken in the district.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. "Zambia: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. "Zambia : President Edgar Lungu has declared 7 new districts". Lusaka Times. 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
4. "New Districts in the Pipeline – Electoral Commission of Zambia". Retrieved 2020-08-03.
5. 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)