Chiengi
Chiengi or is a historic colonial boma of the British Empire in central Africa and today is a settlement in the Luapula Province of Zambia, and headquarters of Chiengi District. Chiengi is in the north-east corner of Lake Mweru, and at the foot of wooded hills dividing that lake from Lake Mweru Wantipa, and overlooking a dambo (marshy plain) stretching northwards from the lake, where the Chiengi rivulet (the origin of the name) flows down from the hills.
Chiengi | |
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Chiengi Location in Zambia | |
| Coordinates: 8°38′00″S 29°10′00″E | |
| Country | Zambia |
| Province | Luapula Province |
| District | Chiengi District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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