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'''Ndola''' is the third largest city in [[Zambia]], with a population of 455,194 (''2010 census provisional''). It is the | '''Ndola''' is the third largest city in [[Zambia]], with a population of 455,194 (''2010 census provisional''). It is the industrial and commercial center of the [[Copperbelt]], Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of [[Copperbelt Province]]. It is also the commercial capital city of [[Zambia]] and has one of the three international airports, others being Livingstone and Lusaka. It lies just 10 km from the border with DR Congo.<ref name="Spectrum">Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Ndola was founded in 1904, by John Edward "Chiripula" Stephenson just six months after Livingstone, making it the second oldest colonial-era town of Zambia. It was started as a [[Boma (enclosure)|boma]] and [[trading post]], which laid its foundations as an administrative and trading centre today. | Ndola was founded in 1904, by John Edward "Chiripula" Stephenson just six months after Livingstone, making it the second oldest colonial-era town of Zambia. It was started as a [[Boma (enclosure)|boma]] and [[trading post]], which laid its foundations as an administrative and trading centre today. | ||
The [[Rhodesia Railways]] main line reached the town in 1907, providing passenger services as far south as [[Bulawayo]], with connections to | The [[Rhodesia Railways]] main line reached the town in 1907, providing passenger services as far south as [[Bulawayo]], with connections to Cape Town. The line was extended into DR Congo and from there eventually linked to the Benguela Railway to the Atlantic port of Lobito (which took some of Zambia's copper [[exports]] for many years with recent interruptions by closures; the rail line is now back in service). The Ndola railhead was responsible for the town becoming the country's centre of distribution. Before the road network was built up in the 1930s, a track from Ndola to Kapalala on the [[Luapula River]], and [[Water Transport in Zambia|boat transport]] from there to the [[Chambeshi River]] was the principal trade route for the [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]], which consequently formed part of Ndola's hinterland. | ||
In 1961, 2nd Secretary General of the [[United Nations]] [[Dag Hammarskjöld]]'s plane crashed on the outskirts of Ndola. | In 1961, 2nd Secretary General of the [[United Nations]] [[Dag Hammarskjöld]]'s plane crashed on the outskirts of Ndola. | ||
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==Climate== | ==Climate== | ||
Ndola has a moderate | Ndola has a moderate humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa). | ||
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