Mumbwa is a town in the Central Province

Central Province, Zambia

Central Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces. The provincial capital is Kabwe, home of the Mulungushi Rock of Authority, founder home of UNIP, the ruling political party in the second republic ....

 of Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

, lying on the Great West Road

Great West Road, Zambia

The Great West Road of Zambia runs 610 km from the capital, Lusaka, to Mongu, capital of the Western Province. It connects that province to the rest of the country, as well as being one of two routes to the south-west extremity of North-Western Province...

. Its district covers the western part of the Central Province bordering Kaoma

Kaoma

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 and Western Province to the west, Namwala

Namwala

Namwala is a town and seat of Namwala District in Southern Province of Zambia. Namwala town has a population of over 5,000 people. It lies on the southern bank of the Kafue River at 996 metres above sea level. It houses the administrative offices of Namwala District and is the principal town of the...

 and Southern Province to the south, 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...

 and Lusaka Province to the east, Kasempa

Kasempa

-Location:Kasempa located in Kasempa District, Northwestern Province, Zambia. This location is approximately , by road, northwest of Lusaka, 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...

 and North-Western Province to the north and Kabwe

Kabwe

Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province with a population estimated at 210,000. Formerly named Broken Hill, it was founded when the Broken Hill lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also has a claim to being the birthplace of Zambian politics...

 to the north-east. It is known for its cotton

Cotton

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 and has a ginnery. The Zambia Air Force has a base in the district. 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....

 borders the district to the west. The predominant tribes are the Ila, who speak a dialect known as Sala

Sala

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, mostly to the south and south east and the Kaonde to the north. The Lenje are to the north-east on the border area with Kabwe. There are also relatively large settlement of people from the west and north west such as the Lozi

Lozi

Lozi may refer to:*The Lozi language*The Lozi people*Lozi in South West Africa...

, Nkoya

Nkoya

The Nkoya people are a Bantu people native to Zambia, mostly found in the Western and Southern provinces and the Mankoya area.Their language is a member of zone L of the Bantu languages.As of 2006, they were estimated to number 146,000 people....

 and Luvale, Shona

Shona people

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 people from the then Southern Rhodesia who settled there as refugees from the civil war in that country and who are now almost integrated and Tonga from the south. A lot of prospection for minerals such as copper

Copper

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 and gold

Gold

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 was done in the district and small scale mines operated there. Most are now closed, though the gold mine at Luiri has been revived.