Chiengi District
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Chiengi District with headquarters at
DR Congo border in the north, Kaputa District in the east and the Kalungwishi River in the south.[2]
The eastern edge of the district is a hilly wilderness, partly in the
verandah so that the officer could sit there in the evening while lions roamed through the settlement.[3] Elephants used to be seen on the dambo below the boma, but most of the population in the district have been killed by poachers.[4]
Chiengi District today is undeveloped and suffers from a lack of infrastructure. The main road is of gravel construction and is frequently cut by rains and collapsing bridges; there is no telephone or television service although plans are in hand for a satellite link, subject to securing adequate funding.[5]
References
- ^ "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Mr Justice J B Thomson: "Memories of Abandoned Bomas No. 8: Chiengi". Northern Rhodesia Journal, Vol II, No. 6 (1954), pp67−77.
- ^ Camerapix: "Spectrum Guide to Zambia." Camerapix International Publishing, Nairobi, 1996.
- ^ The Times of Zambia online: "Chienge district still lagging behind" by Austin Kalumba Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Website accessed 22 April 2007. Quote: "The major hindrance has been the bad road which can only be likened to the notorious 1970’s Hell Run."
