LIDC CITY - Lusaka by Jacob Jarvis-Cooke

Lusaka, Zambia

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LIDC CITY

Life expectancy

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46years old

GDP of Zambia

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25.81 billion USD (2017)

Per Capita -
1,509.80 USD (2017)

Population

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1.747 million

Urban Population

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2.4 Million

Language

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Chewa and Bemba are the commonly spoken street languages.

Why it is situated where it is

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In 1935, due to its fairly central location, its situation on the railway and at the crossroads of the Great North Road and Great East Road, it was chosen to replace Livingstone as the capital of the British colony of Northern Rhodesia

Population

JacobJarvisCooke — 2019-11-08 12:58:29 UTC

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1990 | 769,353 | —
2000 | 1,084,703 | +41.0%
2010 | 1,747,152 | +61.1%
2018 | 2,526,100 | +44.6%
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Economy

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The economy of Zambia is one of the fastest growing economies in Africa and its capital, Lusaka is the fastest growing city in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

Copper

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The main wealth of Zambia came from its copper mines, however when the price of copper dropped the IMF advised Zambia to sell most of it's copper mines to private companies, effectively leaving them without any from of income.

Environment

JacobJarvisCooke — 2019-11-08 13:03:12 UTC

The major sources of environmental concern in the Urban Lusaka also includes solid waste, sewage waste, sanitation, industrial pollution, traffic and atmospheric pollution, urban agriculture and environmental pollution and soil erosion due to wood harvesting for domestic fuel.

Balance of Payments

JacobJarvisCooke — 2019-11-08 13:05:41 UTC

Zambia, and especially their capital Lusaka, have very poor balance of payments, this means that there imports and exports do not cancel each other out, meaning that they are spending much more then they are receiving. e.g exports = 1.5billion, imports = 4.5 million

Air pollution

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75 - VERY HIGH

Drinking water pollution

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70 - HIGH

Rubbish pollution

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100 - VERY HIGH

Dissatisfaction in parks

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50 - MODERATE

Quite and not very bright

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25 - LOW

Overall Pollution

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93.7%

Wildlife

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Industries

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The capital city is Lusaka, in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.

Steel industries

JacobJarvisCooke — 2019-11-08 13:24:46 UTC

One of the biggest steel companies in Zambia

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Insurance

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The biggest companies in Lusaka are actually insurance companies.

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Industries

JacobJarvisCooke — 2019-11-15 09:04:25 UTC

The city has a mixed economy that includes production of cement, textiles, and shoes, as well as food processing. Zambia's four main highways radiate from Lusaka. These are the Great North Road (to Tanzania), Livingstone Road, Great East Road (to Malawi), and the Great West Road

Roads

JacobJarvisCooke — 2019-11-15 09:05:41 UTC

The country only consists of 4 Main Roads, or 'highways'. Which are the 'T2', 'T4', 'D152' and the 'M9'.

TNC's

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>Mopani Copper Mine<

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Sinozam Hospital

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Mopani Copper Mine

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VICTORIA FALLS

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