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[[Image:ZM-Lukulu.png|right|225px|Location of Lukulu in Zambia]] | [[Image:ZM-Lukulu.png|right|225px|Location of Lukulu in Zambia]] | ||
'''Lukulu''' is a | '''Lukulu''' is a market town in the [[Western Province, Zambia|Western Province]] of [[Zambia]], on the [[Zambezi]] River, and headquarters of a [[Districts of Zambia|district]] of the same name. Access to the town is limited to only a few unsealed roads which do not see much traffic. Fish from the river provide most of the local diet, and some are exported to other parts of Zambia away from the river. | ||
Lukulu is at the north end of the Zambezi's [[Barotse Floodplain]] which at that point has not developed its full character, being narrower and less flat than it is further south. Every year between December and March, the river rises above the low banks of its main channel and spreads across the floodplain. | Lukulu is at the north end of the Zambezi's [[Barotse Floodplain]] which at that point has not developed its full character, being narrower and less flat than it is further south. Every year between December and March, the river rises above the low banks of its main channel and spreads across the floodplain. | ||
There is a small | There is a small pontoon ferry across the river, with a beach lying on the opposite bank of the main channel. Lukulu is also home to a hospital, two markets and several schools. The rough roads are the only problem which stops trade and tourists from reaching the town. | ||
==Lukulu District== | ==Lukulu District== | ||
[[Lukulu District]], population 68,375, stretches across the north-eastern and north-central parts of Western Province, adjoining [[North-Western Province, Zambia|North-Western Province]] and straddling the Zambezi and the northern Barotse Floodplain. The portion of the district west of the Zambezi is grassland and has no roads or towns, only dry season tracks to a few villages. It is rich in wildlife, the [[Liuwa Plain National Park]] extends into it from the south. East of the river the district is | {{Main|Lukulu District}} | ||
[[Lukulu District]], population 68,375, stretches across the north-eastern and north-central parts of Western Province, adjoining [[North-Western Province, Zambia|North-Western Province]] and straddling the Zambezi and the northern Barotse Floodplain. The portion of the district west of the Zambezi is grassland and has no roads or towns, only dry season tracks to a few villages. It is rich in wildlife, the [[Liuwa Plain National Park]] extends into it from the south. East of the river the district is Miombo woodland and [[Ecoregions of Zambia#Cryptosepalum dry forests|Cryptosepalum dry forests]] with [[Ecoregions of Zambia#Zambezian flooded grasslands|Zambezian flooded grasslands]] adjacent to rivers. This part is served by a gravel road from [[Kaoma, Zambia|Kaoma]], and a gravel road to North-Western Province via the [[Kabompo Ferry]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://www.visitzambia.co.zm/ Visit Zambia Campaign] | * [http://www.visitzambia.co.zm/ Visit Zambia Campaign] | ||
