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Mongu municipality is the provincial centre for western Zambia, one of the poorest  regions of the country. Mongu’s economy is primarily agricultural, with trade links to Angola and Lusaka. There is potential for tourism as a gateway to the Barotse flood plain and Luiwe Plains National Park.

Mbala is a small but growing town on the border with Tanzania. Unlike many border  towns its economy is only loosely linked with its neighbour. Instead the town acts as an  economic and service hub for surrounding rural agricultural communities, and a supply  hub for nearby national parks.

Mansa is the regional capital of the Luapula Province. One of the poorest provinces in Zambia, Mansa acts as a regional commercial hub, is home to a number of mines, and forms a small urban cluster with neighbouring border towns facilitating trade into DRC.

As the capital of Zambia, Lusaka is the country’s key political and economic centre.  With a population approaching two million, Lusaka is also Zambia’s largest city. Lusaka hosts a diverse range of commercial activities, and these businesses are well-connected to Zambia’s other cities through a developing road network.

Livingstone is the tourism capital of Zambia. The economy is relatively undiversified and the city needs improvements in urban infrastructure, services, sector skills and diversification to ensure growth and attractiveness to visitors. 

Kitwe is one of the fastest growing cities in Zambia, driven by the opening of Zambia’s largest, most productive mines. A wide variety of construction, trade and services businesses have clustered around the mines, and the town’s businesses have had significant success in ensuring value created by mine supply chains stays in the region.

Kasama, capital of Northern Province, is the economic hub for Northern and Muchinga provinces. The town has a cluster of agro-processing and retail businesses and is  experiencing diversification, but lack of skills and infrastructure hampers growth. 

Chipata is the 5th largest, and one of the fastest growing cities in Zambia with a current population of 455,783. Its economy is based around agricultural trade and value addition,  being strategically located adjacent to the Malawian border and a node on the Lusaka-Chipata agricultural corridor.

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