Mpika
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Mpika is a town in northern Zambia that serves as an important regional transport hub and service center along the Tanzania–Zambia Railway.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | district center ⓘ |
| climateClassification | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Kapiri Mposhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kasama NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Zambia ⓘ |
| countryCapitalOf | none ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
retail trade
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeEntity | Northern Province, Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Mpika Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | secondary schools ⓘ |
| hasHealthFacility | district hospital ⓘ |
| hasMarket | local markets ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Mpika Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Lavushi Manda National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Luangwa National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalService | post office ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Mpika railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding |
churches
ⓘ
mosques ⓘ |
| isServedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
long-distance buses ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bemba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Muchinga Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Mpika District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute |
Great North Road (Zambia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanzania–Zambia Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearGeographicalFeature |
Luangwa River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muchinga Escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayFunction | maintenance and operations center on TAZARA ⓘ |
| railwayLine | TAZARA Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Muchinga region of Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadDistanceTo |
Kasama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadNetworkRole | junction on Great North Road ⓘ |
| role |
regional transport hub
ⓘ
service center ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | urban settlement ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportCorridor | Dar es Salaam–Lusaka corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tanzania–Zambia Railway