Chilonga

Chilonga is a town in Mpika District in the Muchinga Province of Zambia.[1]

Chilonga
Chilonga is located in Zambia
Chilonga
Chilonga
Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 12°01′28″S 31°20′11″E
Country Zambia
ProvinceMuchinga Province
DistrictMpika District
Elevation
5,026 ft (1,532 m)
Population
 (2006 Estimate)
 • Total11,816
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Location

Chilonga is located approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi), by road, southwest of the district headquarters at Mpika.[2] This is about 618 kilometres (384 mi), by road, north-east of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia, on the main Lusaka–Dar es Salaam Highway (Tanzam Highway).[3] The geographical coordinates of the town are: 12°01'28.0"S, 31°20'11.0"E (Latitude:-12.024444; Longitude:31.336389).[4] The average elevation of Chilonga is about 1,532 metres (5,026 ft), above sea level.[5]

Overview

Chilonga lies on the Great North Road (T2 Road; Tanzam Highway), which is the main Highway that connects Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to Kabwe, Kapiri Mposhi, Mpika, Isoka, Nakonde and on to Tunduma and Dar es Salaam, in neighboring Tanzania. Also, a tarmac highway links Chilonga to Mpika, Chandesi, Kasama and Mpulungu, at the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika.[6]

The town is the location of Our Lady's Mission Hospital (Chilonga Mission Hospital), a Level 2 community hospital, with 182 beds, that serves the population of Mpika District, along with the smaller, government-owned, Level 1 Mpika District Hospital, in Mpika.[6] Chilonga Mission Hospital was, as of April 2010, staffed by two doctors, two clinical officers, thirty-four nurses, five paramedics and seventy-two other support staff.[7]

The Catholic Missionary Hospital at Chilonga, is home to the Chilonga School of Nursing and the Chilonga School of Midwifery.[8] The total enrollment in both schools was about 150 students, as of October 2016.[9]

Population

As of February 2006, the population of Chilonga was estimated at approximately 11,816 people.[6]

See also

References
  1. "About Chilonga". Macha Works Organization. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. Google (13 August 2022). "Road Distance Between Mpika, Zambia And Chilonga, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. Google (13 August 2022). "Road Distance Between Chilonga, Zambia and Lusaka, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. Google (1 October 2018). "Location of Chilonga, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. Fallingrain.com (1 October 2018). "Elevation of Chilonga, Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. Rosemary Mwaba Kabonga (February 2006). "A Study To Determine Factors Contributing To Low Utilization of Voluntary HIV Counselling And Testing At Chilonga Hospital, Mpika District, Zambia" (A Research Study Submitted To The School of Medicine, Department of Post Basic Nursing, University of Zambia, In Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements For The Award of Bachelor of Silence Degree In Nursing). Lusaka: University of Zambia. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. Diocese of Mpika (7 April 2010). "Our Lady's Hospital, Chilonga: History". Mpika: Roman Catholic Diocese of Mpika. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  8. Moses Kabaila Jr (13 July 2014). "Chilonga Nursing School To Get K800,000 For Upgrade". Times of Zambia. Ndola. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. "Fire destroys Chilonga School of Nursing". Lusaka Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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