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'''Kabwe''' is the capital of the [[Zambia]]n [[Central Province, Zambia|Central Province]] with a population estimated at 202,914 at the 2010 census. Formerly named '''Broken Hill''', it was founded when | '''Kabwe''' is the capital of the [[Zambia]]n [[Central Province, Zambia|Central Province]] with a population estimated at 202,914 at the 2010 census. Formerly named '''Broken Hill''', it was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also has a claim to being the birthplace of Zambian politics as it was an important political centre during the colonial period.<ref name="TZ">[http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=8&id=1119640642 The [[Times of Zambia]] online], website accessed 8 March 2007: "Kabwe: the nucleus of national politics" by Kelvin Kachingwe.</ref> It is an important transportation and mining centre. | ||
== Broken Hill Mine and its legacy of pollution == | == Broken Hill Mine and its legacy of pollution == | ||
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== Headquarters of Zambia Railways == | == Headquarters of Zambia Railways == | ||
The first railway in the country, operated by [[Rhodesian Railways]] when the territory was administered as [[North-Western Rhodesia]] and [[North-Eastern Rhodesia]], reached the Broken Hill mine as early as 1906, and the town became the northern base for the railway, which was the second biggest employer after the [[mining]] industry. A locomotive maintenance facility was constructed there. In 1909 the railway reached [[Ndola]] in what was to become the [[Copperbelt]]. | The first railway in the country, operated by [[Rhodesian Railways]] when the territory was administered as [[North-Western Rhodesia]] and [[North-Eastern Rhodesia]], reached the Broken Hill mine as early as 1906, and the town became the northern base for the railway, which was the second biggest employer after the [[mining]] industry. A locomotive maintenance facility was constructed there. In 1909 the railway reached [[Ndola]] in what was to become the [[Copperbelt]]. | ||
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Commercial farming areas surround the city about 10 km from the centre, and the road and rail links provide ready access to the markets of the Copperbelt and Lusaka. | Commercial farming areas surround the city about 10 km from the centre, and the road and rail links provide ready access to the markets of the Copperbelt and Lusaka. | ||
==Tourism potential== | ==Tourism potential== | ||
To the east and west of Kabwe are a number of areas with good but so-far undeveloped tourist potential, advantaged by Kabwe's central location and proximity to Lusaka and its international airport:,<ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref><ref name="Google">[http://earth.google.com Google Earth] accessed 2007.</ref> | To the east and west of Kabwe are a number of areas with good but so-far undeveloped tourist potential, advantaged by Kabwe's central location and proximity to Lusaka and its international airport:,<ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref><ref name="Google">[http://earth.google.com Google Earth] accessed 2007.</ref> | ||
* [[Lukanga Swamp]]: 50 km west, with a wildlife area (currently a Game Management Area) on the other side of the Kafue River, 120 km from Kabwe, but road access is very poor. | * [[Lukanga Swamp]]: 50 km west, with a wildlife area (currently a Game Management Area) on the other side of the Kafue River, 120 km from Kabwe, but road access is very poor. | ||
* [[Mulungushi River]] & [[Lunsemfwa River]] valleys, including [[Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge]]: these two rivers flow into the western end of the [[Luangwa River#The Luangwa Rift Valley|Luangwa Rift Valley]] just over 50 km south-east of Kabwe, and just south of the Mulungushi Dam and lake which offers good boating and game fishing activities. The valleys are scenic wilderness with good wildlife potential. However, there is no proper road access to the area. [[Image:Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge.JPG|thumb|About 75 km east-southeast of Kabwe, Zambia, the Lunsemfwa River cuts a 500m deep gash, known as The Wonder Gorge, through the lip of the Muchinga Escarpment (viewed from Bell’s Point). The antenna atop the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the world’s second-tallest building, would just protrude above the rim of this gorge.]] | * [[Mulungushi River]] & [[Lunsemfwa River]] valleys, including [[Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge]]: these two rivers flow into the western end of the [[Luangwa River#The Luangwa Rift Valley|Luangwa Rift Valley]] just over 50 km south-east of Kabwe, and just south of the Mulungushi Dam and lake which offers good boating and game fishing activities. The valleys are scenic wilderness with good wildlife potential. However, there is no proper road access to the area. [[Image:Lunsemfwa Wonder Gorge.JPG|thumb|About 75 km east-southeast of Kabwe, Zambia, the Lunsemfwa River cuts a 500m deep gash, known as The Wonder Gorge, through the lip of the Muchinga Escarpment (viewed from Bell’s Point). The antenna atop the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the world’s second-tallest building, would just protrude above the rim of this gorge.]] | ||
* [[Chifunkunya Hills]]: 150 km east, a wilderness area of rugged granite mountains rising 1000 m above the [[Luangwa River|Luangwa Valley]], just to the north-west of the confluence of the Lunsemfwa and [[Lukusashi River]]s, with no road access. | * [[Chifunkunya Hills]]: 150 km east, a wilderness area of rugged granite mountains rising 1000 m above the [[Luangwa River|Luangwa Valley]], just to the north-west of the confluence of the Lunsemfwa and [[Lukusashi River]]s, with no road access. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Kabwe| ]] | [[Category:Kabwe| ]] | ||
[[Category:Populated places in Central Province, Zambia]] | [[Category:Populated places in Central Province, Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Provincial capitals in Zambia]] | [[Category:Provincial capitals in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Mining in Zambia]] | [[Category:Mining in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Places in Zambia]] | |||
