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'''Kasama''' is the capital of the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]], situated on the central-southern African plateau at an elevation of about 1400 m. Its population, according to the 2000 census, is approximately 200,000. It grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the [[TAZARA Railway]] through the city, and the tarring of the [[Great North Road (Zambia)|Great North Road]] from [[Mpika]] through Kasama to [[Mbala, Zambia|Mbala]]. It sits at the centre of a road network which also reaches the [[Luapula Province]] in the west, [[Mporokoso]] in the north-west, [[Isoka]] in the east and Kayambi in the north-east. Consequently, it is a commercial hub with banks, markets, services and an airport. | '''Kasama''' is the capital of the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]] of [[Zambia]], situated on the central-southern African plateau at an elevation of about 1400 m. Its population, according to the 2000 census, is approximately 200,000. It grew considerably in the 1970s and 1980s after construction of the [[TAZARA Railway]] through the city, and the tarring of the [[Great North Road (Zambia)|Great North Road]] from [[Mpika]] through Kasama to [[Mbala, Zambia|Mbala]]. It sits at the centre of a road network which also reaches the [[Luapula Province]] in the west, [[Mporokoso]] in the north-west, [[Isoka]] in the east and Kayambi in the north-east. Consequently, it is a commercial hub with banks, markets, services and an airport. | ||
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There are resorts at Chishimba Falls and guest houses and lodges such as the Chinchi's Nest and Kings Guest House, and 3 nightclubs. | There are resorts at Chishimba Falls and guest houses and lodges such as the Chinchi's Nest and Kings Guest House, and 3 nightclubs. | ||
== World War I == | == World War I == | ||
