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'''Chikankata District''' is a district in [[Southern Province]] of [[Zambia]] and was created In December 2011. The administrative offices are found 71 kilometres from Mazabuka town and 12 kilometres from [[Kafue]] town. | '''Chikankata District''' is a district in [[Southern Province]] of [[Zambia]] and was created In December 2011. The administrative offices are found 71 kilometres from Mazabuka town and 12 kilometres from [[Kafue]] town. | ||
The district's main employers are [[Kafue Gorge Power Station]] and [[Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre]]. | The district's main employers are [[Kafue Gorge Power Station]] and [[Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre]]. However, other smaller employers are [[Kafue Gorge Hospital]], [[Chikankata High School]], [[Chikankata Mission Hospital]] and [[Namalundu Secondary High School]]. | ||
==Chikankata High School== | |||
== | Chikankata High School is run by the Salvation Army. It is one of the most well-known schools in the country. The school has about 760 pupils, with the majority being borders that come from [[Southern Province|Southern]] and [[Lusaka Province|Lusaka]] provinces. | ||
==Namalundu Secondary School== | |||
In addition to Chikankata High School, this is the second secondary school in a district of over 60,000 people. The district also has 30 primary schools. | |||
==Chikankata College of Bio-Medical Sciences== | |||
This is one of the major training facilities in the district. The college trains manpower in the ministry of health. | |||
==Chikankata Mission Hospital== | |||
The hospital is funded by the government, but it is run by the Salvation Army. The hospital is a second level health institution, that is, it is a referral hospital. The hospital was the first to introduce the concept of home based care in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. | |||
==Kafue Gorge Hospital== | |||
Kafue Gorge Hospital is a government hospital. In addition the district has other 15 rural health centres scattered around in the district. | |||
==Chikankata District's economy== | |||
In addition to the generation of power at Kafue Gorge Power Station and running of Hydropower Training Courses and Conferencing at [[Kafue Gorge Training Centre]] (KGRTC), the district is also involved in peasant farming. | |||
Chikankata district produces a lot of Maize. It is second only to [[Kalomo]] and no district produces as much as it does. The district also keeps a lot of cattle. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Southern Province]] | |||
*[[Mazabuka]] | |||
*[[Kafue]] | |||
==Main references== | |||
*[http://www.zambia-advisor.com/chikankata-district.html Chikankata District on Zambia Advisor] | |||
==Other references== | |||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Districts of Zambia}} | {{Districts of Zambia}} | ||
[[Category:Places in Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Districts of Zambia]] | |||
[[Category:Southern Province]] |
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