Lusaka

Lusaka is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Zambie. It is locatit in the soothren pairt o the central plateau, at an elevation o 1279 m. It haes a population o 3,100,000 (2007 estimate). It is a commercial centre as well as the centre o govrenment, an the fower main hieways o Zambie heids north, sooth, east an wast frae it. The twa main leids spoken in Lusaka are Inglis an Nyanja.

 History 
Lusaka wis the site o a veelage named efter its heidman Lusakasa, which, accordin tae history, wis locatit at Manda Hill, near whaur the Zambie's Naitional Assembly biggin nou staunds. In the Nyanja leid, Manda means graveyard. The aurie wis expandit bi European (mainly Breetish) settlers in 1905 wi the biggin o the railwey.

In 1935, due tae its fairly central location, its situation on the railwey an at the crossroads o the Great North Road an Great East Road, it wis chosen tae replace Livingstone as the caipital o the Breetish colony o Northren Rhodesie.

Efter the federation o Northren an Soothren Rhodesie in 1953, it wis a centre o the unthirldom movement amangst some o the educatit elite that led tae the creation o the Republic o Zambie. In 1964, Lusaka became the caipital o the newly independent Zambie.

In recent years, Lusaka haes acome a popular urban dounset for Zambians an tourists alike. Its central naitur an fast growin infrastructure sector haes increased donor confidence an as sic Zambians are seein signs o development in the form o job creation, hoosin, etc. Consequently, it is thocht that wi proper an effective economic reforms, Lusaka as well as Zambie as a whole will develop considerably. Lusaka is hame tae a diverse community o foreigners, mony o whom wirk in the aid industry as well as diplomats, representatives o releegious organisations an some business fowk.

 Sister ceeties 
  Dushanbe, Tajikistan, syne 1966
  Los Angeles, Unitit States, syne 1968
  Cork Ceety, Republic o Ireland, syne 1971
  Izhevsk, Roushie.

References


Category:Lusaka Province
Category:Provincial caipitals in Zambie
Category:Caipitals in Africae
Category:Populatit places in Zambie
Category:Populatit places established in 1905