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Gwembe is a small town in Southern 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 ...

with a population of about 2000 people. It is the largest town in

Gwembe District Gwembe District is a district 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-Cen ...

which is on

Lake Kariba Lake Kariba is the world's largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. It lies upstream from the mouth of the Zambezi river on the Indian Ocean, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 fo ...

between

Siavonga Siavonga is a town in the Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It is Zambia's principal tourism centre for the lake, with accommodation, boating and fishing tours on offer. History Tongas, one of the Bantu Bota ...

and

Sinazongwe Sinazongwe is a town in the Southern Province, Zambia, Southern Province of Zambia, lying on the north shore of Lake Kariba. It was founded in the 1950s as a local administrative centre, while its main industry now is kapenta fishing. It is hom ...

Districts. It used to be the district headquarters until it moved to Munyumbwe some 30 km south-east of the town. One of the main agricultural activities in this district used to be cotton growing which was influenced by the presence of a cotton ginnery plant, which provided a lot of employment to the residents. As of 2017, the local people have focused on growing maize as a source of food and income. Most of the residents are subsistence farmers. Gwembe district is divided into three areas, Gwembe township, Munyumbwe and Chipepo. There are two chiefs, Munyumbwe in charge of Gwembe and Munyumbwe and Chipepo, in charge of Chipepo. Politically, it is a district as well as a constituency, thus all three parts are represented by only one member of Parliament and several councilors. Despite having major basic needs (clean water, health services and schools), Gwembe is still underdeveloped. There are no proper roads, no banks, and no refueling stations. Populated places in Southern Province, Zambia {{Zambia-geo-stub