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27-722: Like the South Luangwa National Park , its eastern boundary is the Luangwa River , while it rises to cover a stretch of the Muchinga Escarpment to the west. The Mwaleshi River flows east–west through the Centre of the park, the area to its south being a strict wilderness zone. It has generally suffered from a lack of investment and interest compared to the much more popular South Luangwa National Park. Animals . The range of birds and mammals

54-737: A minister appointed by the President and there are ministries of central government for each province. The administrative head of the province is the Permanent Secretary, appointed by the President. There is a Deputy Permanent Secretary, heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level. Muchinga Province is divided into eight districts , namely Chinsali District , Isoka District , Mafinga District , Mpika District , Nakonde District , Shiwang'andu District , Kanchibiya District and Lavushimanda District . All

81-719: Is elongated from southwest to northeast and is located on both sides of the Muchinga Mountains (Muchinga Escarpment), which serve as a divide between the drainage basins of the Zambezi River (Indian Ocean) and the Congo River (Atlantic Ocean). The main rivers of the province are the Luangwa River , a major left tributary of the Zambezi, and the Chambeshi River , a tributary of Lake Bangweulu , in

108-702: Is generally well-protected from poaching , its black rhinos were extirpated by 1987, and the elephant population has been under serious pressure at times. The main settlement of the park is actually outside its eastern boundary at Mfuwe , and it has an airport which has flights to Lusaka, the Lower Zambezi and Lilongwe in Malawi. Since 2005, the protected area is considered a Lion Conservation Unit together with North Luangwa National Park . [REDACTED] South Luangwa National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage Muchinga Province Muchinga Province

135-512: Is located in each of the district headquarters and has provincial local government officers and auditors. Each council is responsible for raising and collecting local taxes and the budgets of the council are audited and submitted every year after the annual budget. The elected members of the council do not draw salaries, but are paid allowances from the council. Muchinga is a predominantly rural district and hence there are no city or municipal councils. The government stipulates 63 different functions for

162-471: Is one of the ten provinces of Zambia . It is located in the northeast of the country and borders with Tanzania in the north, Malawi in the east, Eastern Province in the south, Central Province in the southwest, Luapula Province in the west, and Northern Province in the northwest. The administrative center of the province is Chinsali . The name of the province originates from the Muchinga Escarpment , on which it predominantly sits. The province

189-579: Is similar to those found in South Luangwa National Park. They include Cookson's wildebeest , Crawshay's zebra and many antelopes and birds . Poaching has been a problem, with elephant numbers declining in the 1970s and 1980s. The struggle against poaching in the park was described by Delia and Mark Owens in their book The Eye of the Elephant . Populations have subsequently shown some recovery, suggesting some resolution of

216-402: The 2010 Zambian census , Muchinga Province had a population of 711,657 accounting to 5.42% of the total Zambian population of 1,3,092,666. There were 349,872 males and 361,785 females, making the sex ratio to 1,034 for every 1,000 males, compared to the national average of 1,028. The literacy rate stood at 63.50% against a national average of 70.2%. The rural population constituted 82.99%, while

243-578: The Lavushi Manda National Park ), bringing the total number of districts to nine. On 17 November 2021, President Hakainde Hichilema officially declared Chama District as part of Eastern Province (no-longer part of Muchinga Province), thereby returning the district to its original province. So, Muchinga Province only has land that was previously part of the Northern Province and currently has 8 districts . As per

270-413: The bush went back into community. The park spans two eco-regions, both of them woodland savannah, distinguished by the dominant tree: Southern Miombo woodlands cover the higher slopes of the valley, while Zambezian and Mopane woodlands cover the bottom of the valley. The Mopane tree tolerates the higher temperatures and lower rainfall found at lower elevations than miombo trees which are found on

297-623: The councils with the majority of them being infrastructure management and local administration. Councils are mandated to maintain each of their community centres, zoos, local parks, drainage system, playgrounds, cemeteries, caravan sites, libraries, museums and art galleries. They also work along with specific government departments for helping in agriculture, conservation of natural resources, postal service, establishing and maintaining hospitals, schools and colleges. The councils prepare schemes that encourage community participation. The TAZARA Railway , which connects Kapiri Mposhi with Tanzania crosses

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324-463: The crocodiles. The Luangwa valley, continued to the west by the Lunsemfwa River valley, contains some varieties of animals such as Cookson's wildebeest and Crawshay's zebra which are endemic or near-endemic to the valley. It also represents something of a natural barrier to human migration and transport, no roads cross it and this has helped conserve its wildlife. Although this park

351-416: The district headquarters are the same as the district names (except for Mafinga). There are eight councils in the province, each of which is headed by an elected representative, called councilor. Each councilor holds office for three years. The administrative staff of the council is selected based on Local Government Service Commission from within or outside the district. The office of the provincial government

378-571: The drainage basin of the Congo. The source of the Luangwa is located in the province. Three national parks are located in the province. There are Lavushi Manda National Park , North Luangwa National Park , and South Luangwa National Park . The latter is shared with Eastern and Central Provinces. The creation of a province was announced by President Michael Sata in October 2011. In November 2011,

405-536: The end of the Great Rift Valley . It supports large populations of Thornicroft's giraffe , and herds of elephants and Cape buffaloes often several hundred strong. It is one of the best-known national parks in Africa for walking safaris . Founded as a game reserve in 1938, it became a national park in 1972 and now covers 9,050 km (3,490 sq mi). The Park is unfenced and bordered to

432-425: The higher plateau. Within these woodland savannahs are larger patches of grassland, so that grazers such as zebra and leaf browsers such as giraffe are found in profusion in the same areas. Patches of flooded grassland habitats (floodplains) are found close to the river, on which hippopotamus graze at night. Their dung released into the river fertilises its waters and sustains the fish population which in turn sustains

459-640: The mould of track-and-hunt safari and created conservation based tourism. In the 1950s, he persuaded the Paramount Chief to set aside a portion of tribal land as a Game Reserve and built the first game viewing camp open to the public in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Guests shot with cameras and not rifles; thus the South Luangwa became the home of the photographic and walking safari. Profits from this remote photographic camp in

486-416: The park is likely to be much higher. Plants . The range of plants is similar to those found in South Luangwa National Park . This Zambia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This protected areas-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Luangwa National Park South Luangwa National Park is in eastern Zambia ,

513-597: The president appointed Malozo Sichone as the first Muchinga Province Minister. The parliament approved the creation of the province at some later date. The province consisted originally of five districts. Chama District was transferred from the Eastern Province , and the Chinsali , Isoka , Mpika , and Nakonde Districts were transferred from the Northern Province . In 2013, Mafinga District

540-597: The problem. In 2003, black rhinos were re-introduced to the park. Since 2005, the park, together with South Luangwa National Park , has been considered a Lion Conservation Unit. Fungi . A survey of the park's fungi was carried out in the rainy season of 1994-1995, focusing on riverine habitats and miombo woodlands . The resulting checklist recorded 126 species from 33 families. Almost all are larger basidiomycetes ( brackets , mushrooms, puffballs and toadstools), with particular emphasis on ectomycorrhizal associates of miombo trees. The total number of fungal species in

567-468: The province was 63.80%. The unemployment rate of the province was 6.40%. The total fertility rate was 7.0, complete birth rate was 6.4, crude birth rate was 40.0, child women population at birth was 854, general fertility rate was 175, gross reproduction rate was 2.8 and net reproduction rate was 2.1. The total labour force constituted 61.90% of the total population. Out of the labour force, 67.9% were men and 56.3% women. The annual growth rate of labour force

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594-485: The river, lying mostly on its western bank. The eastern bank of the river is in Eastern Province , and as access to the park is only from that side, it is usually thought of as being wholly in Eastern Province. It was initially created as Luangwa Game Reserve in 1904. British conservationist Norman Carr was influential in setting up the South Luangwa National Park. A man ahead of his time, Norman Carr broke

621-599: The southernmost of three national parks in the valley of the Luangwa River . It is a wildlife haven which is known to locals simply as "the South Park." Concentrations of game along the meandering Luangwa River and its lagoons are amongst the most intense in Africa. The river teems with hippo and crocodile and provides a lifeline for one of the greatest diversities of habitat and wildlife, supporting more than 60 species of mammals and over 400 species of birds. It marks

648-467: The urban population was 17.01%. The total area of the province was 87,806 km and the population density was 8.10 per km . The population density during 2000 Zambian census stood at 8.10. The decadal population growth of the province was 3.10%. The median age in the province at the time of marriage was 20.1. The average household size was 5.1, with the families headed by females being 4.1 and 5.4 for families headed by men. The total eligible voters in

675-786: The west by a steep escarpment and to the east by the Luangwa River. The Luangwa Valley lies at the tail end of the Great African Rift Valley system, which extends 4,000 km (2,500 mi) all the way from the Red Sea down to the Pungwe River mouth in Mozambique. The Muchinga Escarpment in Muchinga and Central Provinces forms the park's western or north-western boundary. It slopes down from there to

702-406: Was 3.6%. Bemba was the most spoken language with 46.90% speaking it. The total population of persons with Albinism in the province stood at 1,634. The life expectancy at birth stood at 53 compared to the national average of 51. Muchinga is a province formed after 2000 from the existing provinces. Provincial administration is set up purely for administrative purposes. The province is headed by

729-486: Was created by splitting Isoka District and Shiwang'andu District was created by splitting Chinsali District , bringing the total number of districts to seven. In 2017, President Edgar Lungu announced the creation of two districts, which were created by splitting Mpika District into three (north, east and south-west). With Mpika in the east, the two new districts are named Kanchibiya District (north of Mpika) and Lavushimanda District (south-west of Mpika; named after

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