Samfya District

Samfya District
District
Country	Zambia
Province	Luapula Province
Capital	Samfya
Population (2000)
• Total	163,609
Time zone	CAT (UTC+2)

Samfya District is located in Luapula Province, Zambia. The headquarters is at Samfya.

Most of Samfya District is lake, swamp of floodplain. It covers Lake Bangweulu and the Bangweulu swamps, except for the north-east corner which lies in Chilubi District of Northern Province. The only extensive dry land is along its western edge where it borders Milenge and Mansa districts. There are numerous inhabited islands in the lake and swamps, as well as peninsulas almost entirely surrounded by water, such as the Twingi Peninsula.

As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 163,609 people.^[1]

References

Districts of Zambia
Central Province	Chibombo Chisamba Chitambo Itezhi-Tezhi Kabwe Kapiri Mposhi Luano Mkushi Mumbwa Ngabwe Serenje
Copperbelt Province	Chililabombwe Chingola Kalulushi Kitwe Luanshya Lufwanyama Masaiti Mpongwe Mufulira Ndola
Eastern Province	Chadiza Chipata Katete Lundazi Mambwe Nyimba Petauke Sinda Vubwi
Luapula Province	Chiengi Chipili Chembe Kawambwa Lunga Mansa Milenge Mwansabobwe Mwense Nchelenge Samfya
Lusaka Province	Chilanga Chirundu Chongwe Kafue Luangwa Lusaka Rufunsa Shibuyunji
Muchinga Province	Chama Chinsali Isoka Mafinga Mpika Nakonde Shiwa'Ngandu
Northern Province	Chilubi Kaputa Kasama Luwingu Mbala Mporokoso Mpulungu Mungwi Nsama
North-Western Province	Chavuma Ikelenge Kabompo Kasempa Manyinga Mufumbwe Mwinilunga Solwezi Zambezi
Southern Province	Chikankata Choma Gwembe Kalomo Kazungula Livingstone Mazabuka Monze Namwala Pemba Siavonga Sinazongwe Zimba
Western Province	Kalabo Kaoma Limulungu Luampa Lukulu Mitete Mongu Mulobezi Mwandi Nalolo Nkeyama Senanga Sesheke Shangombo Sikongo Sioma

Coordinates: 11°30′S 30°00′E / 11.500°S 30.000°E / -11.500; 30.000