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[[File:Kafue river as seen from Kafue bridge.jpg|thumb|262px|Kafue river from the Kafue bridge]] | [[File:Kafue river as seen from Kafue bridge.jpg|thumb|262px|Kafue river from the Kafue bridge]] | ||
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The '''Kafue River''' is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia at about {{convert|1600|km|mi}} long.<ref name="kambole">{{cite journal|last1=Kambole|first1=Micheal|title=Managing the water quality of the Kafue River|journal=Physics and Chemistry of the Earth|date=2003|volume=28|pages=1105–1109|url=http://bscw-app1.let.ethz.ch/pub/nj_bscw.cgi/d11576701/Kambole_2003_Managing_the.pdf}}</ref> It is the largest tributary of the [[Zambezi]],<ref>{{Cite report |author= The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank |authorlink=www.worldbank.org |date=2010 |title=The Zambezi River Basin A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/Zambezi_MSIOA_-_Vol_1_-_Summary_Report.pdf}}</ref> and of [[Zambia]]'s principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban. More than 50% of [[Demographics of Zambia|Zambia's population]] live in the Kafue River Basin and of these around 65% are urban.<ref name="kambole"/> | The '''Kafue River''' is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia at about {{convert|1600|km|mi}} long.<ref name="kambole">{{cite journal|last1=Kambole|first1=Micheal|title=Managing the water quality of the Kafue River|journal=Physics and Chemistry of the Earth|date=2003|volume=28|pages=1105–1109|url=http://bscw-app1.let.ethz.ch/pub/nj_bscw.cgi/d11576701/Kambole_2003_Managing_the.pdf}}</ref> It is the largest tributary of the [[Zambezi]],<ref>{{Cite report |author= The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank |authorlink=www.worldbank.org |date=2010 |title=The Zambezi River Basin A Multi-Sector Investment Opportunities Analysis |url=http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTAFRICA/Resources/Zambezi_MSIOA_-_Vol_1_-_Summary_Report.pdf}}</ref> and of [[Zambia]]'s principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban. More than 50% of [[Demographics of Zambia|Zambia's population]] live in the Kafue River Basin and of these around 65% are urban.<ref name="kambole"/> | ||
