page_title: Lusaka
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Lusaka / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Lusaka Suburbs veiw
context_page_description: Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres. As of 2010, the city's population was about 1.7 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading north, south, east and west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Nyanja and Bemba are the commonly spoken street languages.
context_section_description: The rugby union players Corné Krige and George Gregan, who respectively captained the South African and Australian teams in both the 2002 and 2003 Tri Nations Series, were coincidentally born in the same hospital in Lusaka.
  The former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga was also born in Lusaka. He was the first black cricketer – and the youngest person – to play for Zimbabwe.
  Lusaka is the hometown and place of residence of Joseph and Luka Banda, the first conjoined twins to be successfully separated and in full neurological health.
caption: Suburban residential area
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