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District in Western Province, Zambia
Sioma District
District
District location in ZambiaDistrict location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceWestern Province
CapitalSioma
Area
 • Total8,452.6 km (3,263.6 sq mi)
Elevation990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 • Total65,539
 • Density7.8/km (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Sioma District is a district of Zambia, located in Western Province on the west bank of the Zambezi River. The capital lies at Sioma. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 65,539 people.

The district was created in 2012 by the then president Michael Sata by the splitting of Shangombo District.

References

  1. "Sioma District | Western Province of Zambia". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
  3. "Sata creates 6 new districts, orders the building of a new Stadium and University in Western Province". Lusaka Times. Lusaka Times. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
Districts of Zambia
Central Province
Copperbelt Province
Eastern Province
Luapula Province
Lusaka Province
Muchinga Province
Northern Province
North-Western Province
Southern Province
Western Province

15°00′S 22°30′E / 15.000°S 22.500°E / -15.000; 22.500


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