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| source_country =[[Zambia]] | | source_country =[[Zambia]] | ||
| source_elevation = 1350 | | source_elevation = 1350 | ||
| source_lat_d = | | source_lat_d = | ||
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| source_confluence = | | source_confluence = | ||
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| source_confluence_country = Zambia | | source_confluence_country = Zambia | ||
| source_confluence_elevation = | | source_confluence_elevation = | ||
| source_confluence_lat_d = | | source_confluence_lat_d = | ||
| source_confluence_long_d = | | source_confluence_long_d = | ||
| mouth = [[Zambezi]] | | mouth = [[Zambezi]] | ||
| mouth_location = near [[ | | mouth_location = near [[Chirundu]] | ||
| mouth_region = Lusaka Province | | mouth_region = Lusaka Province | ||
| mouth_country = Zambia | | mouth_country = Zambia | ||
| mouth_elevation = 410 | | mouth_elevation = 410 | ||
| mouth_lat_d = | | mouth_lat_d = | ||
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| length =1600 | | length =1600 | ||
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<!------[[File:Kafue River Course2.png|thumb|The Kafue River (red) and part of the Zambezi River (blue)]]--------> | <!------[[File:Kafue River Course2.png|thumb|The Kafue River (red) and part of the Zambezi River (blue)]]--------> | ||
[[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"/> | ||
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[[Category:Rivers of Zambia]] | [[Category:Rivers of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Tributaries of the Zambezi River]] | [[Category:Tributaries of the Zambezi River]] | ||
[[Category:Natural resources of Zambia]] | |||
