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'''Lunga District'' is one | '''Lunga District''' is one of the districts of [[Luapula Province]] in northern [[Zambia]]. It was declared a district in 2012. It comprises archipelago of islands in the [[Bangweulu Wetlands]] in the South East of [[Lake Bangweulu]]. | ||
==People and culture== | |||
The people of Lunga are [[Unga language|Unga]] speaking and their language is in the [[Bemba language|Icibemba dialect]]. Their livelihood is fishing which they have been doing since time in memorial. They also do a lot of handcrafts such as making baskets from bamboos/grass, and also making clay pots and many rich traditional crafts that tourists may be interested in. | |||
Their traditional ceremony is called [[Musubilwa-Mpemba]] and is celebrated annually at [[Chief Nsamba]]'s palace. Lunga is home of the [[Kalela dance]]. | |||
==Education== | |||
Lunga District has nineteen learning institutions. Thirteen (13) primary schools, five (5) community schools and one (1) private school. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Luapula Province]] | |||
*[[Districts of Zambia]] | |||
{{Districts of Zambia}} | {{Districts of Zambia}} | ||
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[[Category:Districts of Zambia]] | [[Category:Districts of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Luapula Province]] | [[Category:Luapula Province]] | ||
[[Category:Places in Zambia]] | |||
