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{{Short description|City in Copperbelt Province, Zambia}} {{more citations needed|date = July 2022}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Chingola | other_name = | native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> | nickname = | settlement_type = [[List of populated places in Zambia|Town]] | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = Zambia 3.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Nchanga copper mine near Chingola | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = Chingola Coat of Arms.jpg | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = | image_dot_map = | pushpin_map = Zambia<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Zambia <!-- Location ------------------> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Image:Flag of Zambia.svg|25px]] [[Zambia]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Zambia|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Copperbelt Province]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Zambia#Copperbelt Province|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Chingola District]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date2 = | established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = 2022 Census | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 256,560 | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = Ethnicities | population_blank1 = | population_blank2_title = Religions | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = [[Central Africa Time|CAT]] | utc_offset = +2 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|12|32|S|27|51|E|region:ZM|display=inline}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> | elevation_m = 1363 | elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] | blank_info = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]] | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180303095504/http://chingolaward.net/ Chingola Municipal Council]}} | footnotes = }} '''Chingola''' is a town in Zambia's [[Copperbelt Province]], the country's [[copper extraction|copper-mining]] region, with a population of 256,560 (2022 census).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zambia: Provinces, Major Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/zambia/cities/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It is the home of [[Nchanga Mines|Nchanga Copper Mine]], a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in the 1960s) led to the development of two [[open cast mine|open pit]] operations, Chingola Open Pit and then Nchanga Open Pit (the latter being the second largest open cast mine in the world). ==History== Chingola was founded in 1943, somewhat later than most other [[Copperbelt Province]] towns. Chingola was built to service the newly opened [[Nchanga Copper mine]].{{Fact?|date=August 2024}} == Demographics == {| class="wikitable" !Census !Population<ref>{{Cite web |title=Balochistān (Pakistan): Province, Major Cities, Municipalites & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/pakistan/cities/balochistan/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> |- |1990 | style="text-align:right" |142,383 |- |2000 | style="text-align:right" |147,448 |- |2010 | style="text-align:right" |185,246 |- |2022 | style="text-align:right" |256,560 |} ==Mines== {{Further|Mining in Zambia|}} Situated at the north-west end of the [[Copperbelt Province]], the Nchanga Mines Open Pit workings lie in an arc 11 km long around the west and north of the town, covering nearly 30 km<sup>2</sup>. The deepest part of the pit is 400 m lower than the surrounding plateau. The Mimbula Copper Project is a copper rich oxide and sulphide deposit, located on the outskirts of the town of Chingola on a mining licence held by Moxico Resources’ Zambian unit. Moxico Resources is a development and exploration mining company incorporated in the [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mining Technology |first= |date=7 April 2022 |title=moxico-zambia-copper-mine |url=https://www.mining-technology.com/news/moxico-zambia-copper-mine/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=mining-technology.com/news/moxico-zambia-copper-mine/}}</ref> In 2021, Moxico Resources began construction of a 10,000 tonne Leach Pad, Solvent Extraction and Electrowinning Plant. The Plant is expected to be operational by Q2 2022 and is planned to be expanded in phases.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zambia Chamber of Mines |date=April 2022 |title=newsletter-issue-no-8-out-now |url=http://mines.org.zm/newsletter-issue-no-8-out-now/ |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=mines.org.zm}}</ref> ==Communications== A freight-only branch of [[Zambian Railways]] services the town from Kitwe. The branch includes the movement of copper ore to the smelters at Nkana in Kitwe. Chingola is on the main Copperbelt Highway (the [[T3 road (Zambia)|T3 road]]) running north to [[Lubumbashi]] in [[DR Congo]] via [[Chililabombwe]] and [[Konkola]] and running south-east to [[Kapiri Mposhi]] via [[Kitwe]] and [[Ndola]]. It is also at the start of the [[T5 road (Zambia)|T5 road]], running west-north-west to a border with Angola via [[Solwezi]] and [[Mwinilunga]].<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Roads and Road Traffic Act {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/1492 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}}</ref> Chingola is served by [[Kasompe Airport]], ([[IATA]] code: CGJ). It is also served by 2 shopping malls: The Park Mall and the Motherland Shopping Mall. ==Public facilities== [[Nchanga Rangers F.C.|Nchanga Rangers Football Club]] is the town's largest soccer club and hosts games at the [[Nchanga Stadium]] located in the Nchanga North suburb.<ref>{{cite web |date=2013-08-13 |title=Nchanga Rangers hail ex-KCM boss |url=http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=36656 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230453/http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=36656 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |access-date=2013-11-17 |publisher=Saturday Post}}</ref>{{Bsn|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=February 2025}} ==Features of Chingola== ===National Monument=== * Hippo Pool on the [[Kafue River]], 10 km north, established as a [[National Monuments of Zambia|National Monument]] in 1954.<ref>[http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/zam45597.pdf SECTION 16-THE HIPPO POOL, CHINGOLA, BY-LAWS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115185422/http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/zam45597.pdf |date=2022-11-15 }}, (Cap. 266 of the 1971 Edition of the Laws), accessed 15 August 2022</ref> ===Other features=== * [[Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage]], a sanctuary for [[orphan]]ed [[Common chimpanzee|chimpanzee]]s, lies 60 km north-west of Chingola. * "Five Mile Rock", about 8 kilometres from Chingola on the right hand side of the T3 road to Kitwe, is a popular landmark.{{Cn|date=February 2025}} == Notable people born in Chingola == * [[Felix Bwalya]] (1970–1997), boxer * [[Patson Daka]] (born 1998), footballer * [[Samuel Matete]] (born 1968), athlete * [[Chilekwa Mumba]] (born 1984/1985), environmental activist * [[Elias Munshya]] (born 1978), diplomat * [[Richard Moth]] (born 1958), Roman Catholic prelate and [[Bishop of Arundel and Brighton]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Populated places established in 1943]] [[Category:Populated places in Copperbelt Province]] [[Category:1943 establishments in the British Empire]]
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