Kaoma District with headquarters at Kaoma, Zambia

Kaoma, Zambia

Kaoma is a town in Zambia. It is the headquarters of Kaoma District in the Western Province.-Location:Kaoma is located approximately , by road, west of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia and its largest city. At Kaoma, the Great West Road , meets the Kaoma-Kasempa Road . This location lies west of Kafue...

 is located in the north-east corner of Western Province

Western Province, Zambia

Western Province, encompasses the area formerly known as Barotseland in the colonial era.-Districts:Western Province is divided into 7 districts:*Kalabo District*Kaoma District*Lukulu District*Mongu District*Senanga District*Sesheke District...

. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 162,568 people.The population lives mainly around Kaoma town and the northern parts of the district along the Luena

Luena River, Western Zambia

The Luena River of Zambia's Western Province rises just west of the Kafue National Park and flows west through Kaoma to become a tributary of the Zambezi. In the dry season, just below its confluence with its seasonal tributary the Luampa River, it ends in swamps or marshes on the Luena Flats east...

 and Luampa Rivers. Its south-western portion is relatively uninhabited being very sandy with little water available in the dry season.