Zambia’s mineral rich Copperbelt continues to reveal new deposits of other precious metals. The population of its ten districts is now approaching 2.5 million people. Lufwanyama and Mpongwe are the largest districts. Mpongwe boasts some of the region’s largest commercial farms.
The following figures are based on the 2015 Population Census figures:
Copperbelt Province Statistics
Table 1
| District | Size % |
| Kalulushi | 2 |
| Chililabombwe | 3 |
| Kitwe | 3 |
| Luanshya | 3 |
| Ndola | 4 |
| Chingola | 5 |
| Mufulira | 5 |
| Mpongwe | 27 |
| Lufwanyama | 31 |
| Masaiti | 17 |
Chart
CB Population Growth
Table
| Year | Population |
| 1969 | 816,309 |
| 1980 | 1,251,178 |
| 1990 | 1,427,545 |
| 2000 | 1,581,221 |
| 2010 | 1,972,317 |
| 2014 | 2,305,258 |
| 2015 | 2,362,207 |
Pie chart:
CB Province sizes
Map of Copperbelt districts
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