Chililabombwe
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Chililabombwe Bancroft | |
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Coordinates: 12°22′00″S 27°49′40″E / 12.36667°S 27.82778°ECoordinates: 12°22′00″S 27°49′40″E / 12.36667°S 27.82778°E | |
Country | File:Flag of Zambia.png Zambia |
Province | Copperbelt Province |
District | Chililabombwe District |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul Kabuswe |
Elevation[1] | 4,460 ft (1,360 m) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 93,000 |
• Religions | Christian |
Climate | Cwa |
Chililabombwe (formerly named Bancroft) is a small town located on the Congo Border in Zambia's Copperbelt Province. The name means 'place of the croaking frog'.
The main economic activity is the mining of copper.
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