Luapula Tourism Information

Quick Facts: Luapula

• Luapula Province is situated in the north of Zambia
• The provincial capital of the Luapula Province is Mansa
• Named after the Luapula River
• The Luapula Province is home to Bemba-speaking peoples: the Lunda, Kabende, Aushi, Chishinga and Bemba
• The major economic activity in the Luapula Province is fishing
• The main road is the Samfya-Mansa-Mwansabombwe-Nchelenge highway which used to be called the Zambia Way
• Lusenga Plain National Park
• Lake Mweru-Luapula River system
• Lake Bangweulu and its wetlands
• The Luapula Province is subdivided into 7 districts: Chiengi, Kawambwa, Mansa, Milenge, Mwense, Nchelenge, Samfya

Introducing Luapula

The Luapula Province is one of Zambia's nine provinces, Southern Africa.  The Luapula Province is situated in the north of Zambia with the provincial capital called Mansa.  The Zambian Luapula Province was named after the Luapula River.

The Luapula Province, Zambia, extends along the northern and eastern banks of the Luapula river from Lake Bangweulu to Lake Mweru.  This province in Zambia is inhabited by Bemba-speaking peoples which include the Lunda, Kabende, Aushi, Chishinga and Bemba.

The major economic activity in the Luapula Province is fishing. The main road of this province is the Samfya-Mansa-Mwansabombwe-Nchelenge highway which used to be called the Zambia Way.

In the 19th century the valley was dominated by the Lunda kingdom of Mwata Kazembe.  The Luapula Province is bordered along the Luapula River, through Lake Mweru and to its north by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

National Parks and wildlife areas in Zambia's Luapula Province

• Lusenga Plain National Park: inaccessible, needs management and has been depleted by poaching
• Lake Mweru-Luapula River system: bird life, aquatic animals, fish
• Lake Bangweulu and its wetlands: bird life, aquatic animals, fish

• Chiengi
• Kawambwa
• Mansa
• Milenge
• Mwense
• Nchelenge
• Samfya