Kaputa District
Kaputa District | |
|---|---|
 District location in Zambia | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | Northern Province |
| Capital | Kaputa |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,035.8 km2 (1,944.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 102,854 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (CAT) |
Kaputa District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Kaputa. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 102,854 people.[1]
History
[edit]In March 2020, the district experienced severe flooding at Mofwe crossing point on the Mporokoso to Mununga road.[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]Education
[edit]In May 2017, Kaputa Boarding Secondary School built for an estimated ZMW 44 million (US$ 4.6 million) was opened to cater for 392 pupils.[3]
Utilities
[edit]In April 2022, the Kaputa Water and Sanitation Project built for ZMW 161 million (US$ 9.5 million) by Tomorrow Investments Limited was commissioned by the Country's Vice President Mutale Nalumango for improved access to clean and safe water supply for the residents in the district.[4][5][6]
Economy
[edit]Agriculture
[edit]In 2020, farmers in Kaputa cultivated 2,362 hectares of rice with a yield of 2,347 metric tonnes. The Ministry of Agriculture in Kaputa has estimated that over 2,800 hectares of rice has been cultivated for the 2020 farming season.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
- ^ Lusaka Times (26 March 2020). "dmmu-deploys-officers-to-kaputa". lusakatimes.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ Daily Mail (26 May 2017). "kaputa-boarding-secondary-school-opens-its-doors". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "VP Nalumango launches Kaputa K161m WASH Project | Zambian Eye". Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ "Zambia : All the four of us are available any time at your convenient time". 2022-04-23. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
- ^ Editor, Mwebantu (2022-04-26). "Vice-President, Mrs W. K. Mutale Nalumango, commissions Kaputa Water and Sanitation Project". Mwebantu. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Daily Mail (14 February 2022). "kaputa-scaling-up-rice-production". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ mwebantu (26 April 2022). "vice-president-mrs-w-k-mutale-nalumango-commissions-kaputa-water-and-sanitation-project". mwebantu.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
| Central Province | |
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| Copperbelt Province | |
| Eastern Province | |
| Luapula Province | |
| Lusaka Province | |
| Muchinga Province | |
| Northern Province | |
| North-Western Province | |
| Southern Province | |
| Western Province | |
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