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  2. Kafue National Park - Wikipedia

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    Kafue National Park is the largest national park in Zambia, covering an area of about 22,400 km 2 (similar in size to Wales or Massachusetts). It is the second largest national park in Africa [2] and is home to 152 different species of mammals. [1] There are also 515 bird species, 70 reptile species, 58 species of fish and 36 amphibious species ...

  3. Kafue - Wikipedia

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    Kafue is a town on the T2 road in the Lusaka Province of Zambia and it lies on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbelt are located.

  4. Kafue River - Wikipedia

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    The 1,576 kilometres (979 mi) long Kafue River is the longest river lying wholly within Zambia. [1] Its water is used for irrigation and for generating hydroelectric power . [ 2 ] It is the largest tributary of the Zambezi , [ 3 ] and of Zambia 's principal rivers, it is the most central and the most urban .

  5. Kafue Flats - Wikipedia

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    The Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis), an antelope specialised for living in the marshy conditions of the flats, [16] is endemic to the area. There were estimated to be 250,000 lechwe living on the Kafue Flats in 1931, one of the highest animals carrying capacities in the world at 11,000 kg/km 2 (63,000 lb/sq mi). [16]

  6. List of national parks of Zambia - Wikipedia

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    Blue Lagoon National Park — a small park in the north of the Kafue Flats west of Lusaka, known chiefly for bird life; one lodge; Isangano National Park — east of the Bangweulu Swamps, no facilities, little wildlife; Kafue National Park — world-famous for its animals, one of the world's largest national parks, several lodges

  7. Kafue District - Wikipedia

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    Kafue District is a district of Zambia, located in Lusaka Province. The capital lies at Kafue. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 219,574 people. [1] Before 1997, Kafue District, together with Chongwe District and Rufunsa District, was known as "Lusaka Rural". [2]

  8. Itezhi-Tezhi Dam - Wikipedia

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    The Itezhi-Tezhi Dam on the Kafue River in west-central Zambia was built between 1974 and 1977 at the Itezhi-Tezhi Gap, in a range of hills through which the river had eroded a narrow valley, leading to the broad expanse of the wetlands known as the Kafue Flats. The town of Itezhi-Tezhi is to the east side of the dam.

  9. Kafue Gorge Upper Power Station - Wikipedia

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    KGU is located on the Kafue River, approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi), by road, south of Lusaka, the capital and largest city in Zambia. [2] This is approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) upstream of where the Kafue River empties into the Zambezi River, and approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) upstream of the Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station. [3]