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Chirundu, Zambia

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Town in Southern Province, Zambia
Chirundu
Town
Chirundu is located in ZambiaChirunduChirundu
Coordinates: 16°03′S 28°50′E / 16.050°S 28.833°E / -16.050; 28.833
CountryZambia
ProvinceSouthern Province
DistrictChirundu District
Population
 • Total84,750
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Chirundu

Chirundu, Zambia is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia at the border with Zimbabwe. It is the site of two road bridges across the Zambezi river, the Chirundu Bridges.

The Chirundu Petrified Forest is an area of fossil trees 21 km west of Chirundu, lying just south of the road from Chrundu to Kafue near the junction with the road to Siavonga. It is a listed National Monument of Zambia.

On the Zimbabwe side the township is also called Chirundu.

References

  1. "Zambia - Life on the border - Welcome to Chirundu". North Star Alliance. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. whc.unesco.org https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5424/. Retrieved 2024-09-02. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Zambia's Petrified Forest". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. Siamilandu, Obert. "Chirundu border post modernises". NewsDay. Retrieved 2024-09-02.

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