Lusaka, Zambia

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capital city city

Lusaka, Zambia is the capital and largest city of Zambia, serving as the country’s political, economic, and cultural center.

Aliases (1)

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city →
administrativeDivision	Lusaka Province →
becameCapitalOfNorthernRhodesia	1935 →
becameCapitalOfZambia	1964 →
capitalType	national capital →
climateClassification	Cwa → humid subtropical climate →
continent	Africa →
country	Zambia →
currency	Zambian kwacha →
dialingCode	+260-211 →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 1279 metres → about 4200 feet →
formerStatus	colonial administrative center of Northern Rhodesia →
foundingCentury	20th century →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasCoordinateLatitude	-15.4167 →
hasCoordinateLongitude	28.2833 →
hasInternationalAirport	Kenneth Kaunda International Airport →
hasLegislativeBody	Lusaka City Council →
hasMajorRoad	Great East Road → Great North Road →
hasMuseum	Lusaka National Museum →
hasSportsVenue	National Heroes Stadium → Nkoloma Stadium →
hasUniversity	Lusaka Apex Medical University → University of Lusaka → University of Zambia →
isCapitalOf	Lusaka Province → Zambia →
isLargestCityOf	Zambia →
isSeatOf	Government of Zambia → National Assembly of Zambia → Supreme Court of Zambia →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Africa Time →
namedAfter	Lusaka River →
officialLanguage	English →
populationRankInCountry	1 →
primaryEconomicActivities	commerce → manufacturing → services →
railwayConnection	Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) → Zambia Railways network →
role	cultural center of Zambia → economic center of Zambia → political center of Zambia →
subregion	Southern Africa →
UTCOffset	+2 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	AL →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa → Economic, Social and Cultural Council → Umkhonto we Sizwe ("Lusaka") →	headquartersLocation
Zambia ("Lusaka") →	capital
African Union →	foundedAt
Móstoles ("Lusaka") →	hasTwinTown
Zambia ("Lusaka") →	largestCity
Lower Zambezi National Park ("Lusaka") →	nearestCity