Location

Kasempa located in Kasempa District

Kasempa District

Kasempa District is a district of Zambia, located in Northwestern Province. The capital lies at Kasempa. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 44,002 people.-References:...

, Northwestern Province

Provinces of Zambia

Zambia is divided into 10 provinces.-References:...

, Zambia. This location is approximately 550 kilometres (341.8 mi), by road, northwest of Lusaka

Lusaka

Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...

, the capital of Zambia, and that country's largest city. The town of Kasempa is located on the western bank of the Lufupa River, as it flows south into Kafue National Park

Kafue National Park

Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km² . It is the second largest park in Africa and is home to over 55 different species of animals....

, where the river empties into the Kafue River

Kafue River

The Kafue River sustains one of the world's great wildlife environments. It is a major tributary of the Zambezi, and of Zambia's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban, and the longest and largest lying wholly within Zambia....

. The coordinates of the town are:13 27 18S, 25 50 06E (Latitude:-13.4550; Longitude:25.8350)

Population

, the population of Kasempa, for a radius of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the town center is approximately 10,700.

Landmarks

The landmarks within the town limits or close to the edges of town include:

• Kasempa General Hospital
• Kasempa Radio Mast
• Kasempa Central Market
• The Junction Between Mumbwa-Kankwenda Highway (D181) and the Kaoma-Kasempa Highway (D301).
• Kasempa High School - A public, mixed boarding school
• Kasempa Airport