Kaputa District

Kaputa District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Kaputa. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 87,233 people.[1]

Kaputa District
District
District location in Zambia
District location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceNorthern Province
CapitalKaputa
Population
 (2000)
 • Total87,233
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

History

In March 2020, the district experienced severe flooding at Mofwe crossing point on the Mporokoso to Mununga road.[2]

Infrastructure

Education

In May 2017, Kaputa Boarding Secondary School built for an estimated ZMW 44 million (US$ 4.6 million) was opened to cater for 392 pupils.[3]

Utilities

In April 2022, the Kaputa Water and Sanitation Project built for ZMW 161 million (US$ 9.5 million) by Tomorrow Investments Limited was commissioned by the Country's Vice President Mutale Nalumango for improved access to clean and safe water supply for the residents in the district.[4][5][6]

Economy

Agriculture

In 2020, farmers in Kaputa cultivated 2,362 hectares of rice with a yield of 2,347 metric tonnes. The Ministry of Agriculture in Kaputa has estimated that over 2,800 hectares of rice has been cultivated for the 2020 farming season. [7][8]

References
  1. "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  2. Lusaka Times (26 March 2020). "dmmu-deploys-officers-to-kaputa". lusakatimes.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. Daily Mail (26 May 2017). "kaputa-boarding-secondary-school-opens-its-doors". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. "VP Nalumango launches Kaputa K161m WASH Project | Zambian Eye". Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  5. "Zambia : All the four of us are available any time at your convenient time". 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. Editor, Mwebantu (2022-04-26). "Vice-President, Mrs W. K. Mutale Nalumango, commissions Kaputa Water and Sanitation Project". Mwebantu. Retrieved 2022-12-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. Daily Mail (14 February 2022). "kaputa-scaling-up-rice-production". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  8. mwebantu (26 April 2022). "vice-president-mrs-w-k-mutale-nalumango-commissions-kaputa-water-and-sanitation-project". mwebantu.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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