Zambezi is a town in the North-Western Province of

Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...

, lying on the

Zambezi River The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than half of t ...

, west of

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. It is at the western end of the M8 road. It is known for the

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s of the chiefs of the Lunda and Lovale people. Until about 1966 it was called ''Balovale'' after the dominant chief (and his village within the town is still known by that name) but the name was changed in an attempt to defuse tensions between the main groups and the government of the newly independent country. The Chinyingi Suspension Bridge spans the river just to the north-west of the town.

Climate

Zambezi features a

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(

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: ''Cwa'') with distinct wet and dry seasons. The hottest period of the year is from September to November. Winters are cooler, with warm days and cold nights. The wet season, from October to March, experiences significant rainfall. The dry season, from April to October, is marked by minimal precipitation.

References

Populated places in North-Western Province, Zambia Zambezi River {{Zambia-geo-stub