Shangombo District
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Shangombo District with headquarters at Shangombo is located in Zambia. As of the 2010 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 84,070 people. This population is a combined figure with the newly created district of Sioma which was created by halving the primary district. The western part of the half retains the name Shangombo while the eastern part is called Sioma District.[1]
The district shares boundaries with Sioma district in the south, Kalabo district in the north, Senanga district in the east (all Zambian districts) and an international boundary with Angola in the west. The district is enclosed between two major rivers, the Zambezi river and the Cuando river on the Angolan side.
The major economic activities include farming, fishing, cattle rearing/trading and tourism. All these, are done at subsistence level.
During the
In 2003 to help supply the Nangweshi camps from Mongu, Luciano Pavarotti donated through the UNHCR a new ferry at Kalongola from the proceeds of his charity concerts, named Fernando Pavarotti in honour of his father.[4]
References
- ^ "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Tina van den Briel (2006). Fortifying food in the field to boost nutrition: case studies from Afghanistan, Angola and Zambia. World Food Program Occasional Paper No.16.
- ^ "Zambia : Government pleased with non-confrontational approach to development in Sinazongwe". LusakaTimes.com. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Pavarotti ferry helps refugees in Zambia stay afloat." UNHCR News, Kalongola, Zambia, Nov 12 2003.