Kalomo is a town in southern

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are ...

, lying 125 km north east of

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, on the main road ( T1) and

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Lusaka Lusaka (; ) is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 milli ...

. It is home to the Batonga people. It was the first

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Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodes ...

(specifically

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), serving until the

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was established at Livingstone in 1907. The Administrator's House still survives from this era. It is the capital of the Kalomo District. Kalundu Mound, site of a village from at least the ninth century until the twelfth century, lies near the town. Additionally, Kalomo is home to the

Namwianga Mission The Namwianga Mission was established in 1932 in Kalomo, Zambia under the Churches of Christ with the purpose of teaching the Bible and promoting Christianity. Namwianga Mission is run by Zambia Christian College Inc, dba Zambia Mission Fund. P ...

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