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Districts of Zambia

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Districts of Zambia

The nine provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 72 districts.

Article 109 in part VIII of the constitution of Zambia deals with local government. It states only that there should be some form of local government, and that this local government should be based on democratically elected councils on the basis of universal adult suffrage.[1]

The 72 districts are listed below, by province:

Districts of Central Zambia
Districts of Copperbelt
Districts of Eastern Zambia
Districts of Luapula
Districts of Lusaka
Districts of North-Western Zambia
Districts of Northern Zambia
Districts of Southern Zambia
Districts of Western Zambia

See also

References

  1. ^ "Constitution of Zambia (1996)". The Zambian - Gateway to Zambia. Retrieved 2006-10-22.