Lusaka Province

Lusaka
Province
Nickname:  LSK
Map of the Lusaka Province showing its districts.
Country	Zambia
Capital	Lusaka
Districts	Chilanga District Chongwe District Kafue District Luangwa District Lusaka District Rufunsa District
Government
• Type	Provincial Administration
• Provincial Minister	Sheal Mulyata
Area
• Province	21,896 km2 (8,454 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Province	3,079,964
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
• Urban	2,204,059
Time zone	UTC+2
HDI (2018)	0.664[1] medium · 1st
Website	www.lsk.gov.zm

Lusaka Province is one of the ten provinces of Zambia. Its capital is Lusaka, which is also the national capital. It is the smallest province in Zambia, with an area of 21,896 km². Lusaka is also Zambia's most populated and most densely populated province, with a population of 3,079,964 and density of 140 persons per km² as of 2022.^[2] It is the most urban province, with the most doctors and fewest malaria-related incidents. The province is bordered by Zimbabwe and Mozambique, and separated by the Lower Zambezi National Park.

The Lower Zambezi National Park, part of the Lunsemfwa River valley, the lower Luangwa Valley in the north-east and the Kafue Flats in the south-west are the major national parks and game areas in Lusaka Province. In Lusaka, the Nkhombalyanga festival is celebrated in Chongwe District by the Soli tribe during July, the Dantho festival is celebrated in Luangwa District by the Chikunda tribe during September and the Chakwela Makumbi festival celebrated in Chongwe District by Soli tribe during September.

There are six districts in the province. As of 2004, the literacy rate was 83% while the unemployment rate was 31%. The general unemployment rate for youth was 52% as of 2008. Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (belonging to Lusaka, although part of Chongwe District) and Lusaka City Airport (in Lusaka) are the two airports in the province.