Lusaka

Lusaka
/looh sah"keuh/, n.
a city in and the capital of Zambia, in the S central part. 415,000.

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City (pop., 1999 est.: metro. area, 1,577,000), capital of Zambia.

In the 1890s the area was taken by the British South Africa Company during the formation of Northern Rhodesia; it became the capital in 1935. After the federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia in 1953, it was a centre of the civil disobedience movement that led to the creation of the independent state of Zambia in 1960, with Lusaka as its capital. Possessing some light industry, it is also a commercial centre for the surrounding agricultural region. The University of Zambia (founded 1965) is located nearby.

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Zambia
      city and capital of Zambia. It is situated in the south-central part of the country on a limestone plateau 4,198 feet (1,280 metres) above sea level. In the 1890s the area in which Lusaka is situated was taken over by the British South Africa Company from the local chiefs in the course of the formation of Northern Rhodesia, with control passing to the British Colonial Office in 1924. Lusaka became the capital of Northern Rhodesia in 1935. The city figured prominently in the movement for independence and was where the Federation of African Societies founded the Northern Rhodesian Congress in 1948. After the federation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia took place in 1953, Lusaka was a hub of the civil-disobedience movement (1960) that led to the creation of the independent state of Zambia, of which Lusaka became the capital.

      Lusaka's newer government section contrasts with the old township along the railway line. Although basically reliant on its agricultural environs, and a major collecting point for corn (maize) and tobacco, Lusaka has a mixed economy that includes cement, textile, and shoe manufacture, and food processing. An international airport and the University of Zambia (founded 1965) are just outside the city, and the Munda Wanga Botanical Gardens are nearby. The city lies at the junction of the Great North Road (to Tanzania) and the Great East Road (to Malaŵi) and has rail connections to Livingstone, Ndola, and Tanzania.

      The surrounding area consists mostly of flat grassland that supports ranches and farms. Termite mounds 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 metres) high are a regular feature of the landscape. Farming and stock rearing are the principal economic activities in the region, and products include corn, beef, hides, dairy products, and tobacco. The Nyanja and Soli are the major ethnic groups in the area, and there are minorities of Europeans and Asians. Pop. (2000) 1,084,703; (2005 est.) urban agglom., 1,260,000.

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