Lealui or Lialui is the dry season residence on the Barotse Floodplain of the Litunga , king of the Lozi people of western Zambia . It is located about 14 km west of the town of Mongu and about 10 km east of the river's main channel. At the end of the rainy season, generally in March as the Upper Zambezi flood waters encroach on the compound, the Litunga moves to Limulunga on higher ground. The move is celebrated in the Kuomboka festival, one of Zambia's most important and popular.
10-623: Lealui is on the Mongu- Kalabo Road and is at the eastern end of the Barotse Floodplain causeway . 15°13′50″S 23°01′40″E / 15.23056°S 23.02778°E / -15.23056; 23.02778 This Zambia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kalabo Kalabo is an urban centre and the seat of Kalabo District , in the Western Province of Zambia . The town
20-407: A fairly dry tropical savanna climate ( Köppen : Aw ), characterized by warm to hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. June and July are the coolest months, while October is the hottest month with average high temperatures exceeding 35 °C (95 °F). The wet season , from November to March, experiences significant rainfall, while the dry season , from May to October, is marked by
30-585: A lack of precipitation. It is situated on the bank of the Luanginga River across which a small pontoon ferry connects to a dirt track going north-west to the Angolan border. Kalabo is the base for the Liuwa Plain National Park which can be reached by off-road vehicles about 20 kilometres (12 mi), north of the pontoon. Zambia's Western Province was formerly known as Barotseland , and Liuwa Plain
40-528: Is also served by Kalabo Airport , approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi), west of the town. Kalabo Airport Kalabo Airport ( IATA : KLB , ICAO : FLKL ) is an airport serving the town of Kalabo , in Kalabo District and surrounding communities in the Western Province of Zambia . The airport is 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of the town. This is approximately 603.5 kilometres (375 mi), by air, north-west of Lusaka International Airport ,
50-602: Is located on the plains west of the Zambezi River and the Barotse Floodplain , and approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi), by road east of the town of Sikongo, Zambia, close to the border with Angola . This is approximately 660 kilometres (410 mi), by road, west of Lusaka , Zambia's capital and largest city. The geographical coordinates of Kalabo are:14°59'28.0"S, 22°40'44.0"E (Latitude:-14.991111; Longitude:22.678889). Kalabo sits at an average elevation of 1,019 metres (3,343 ft) above mean sea level . Kalabo has
60-548: Is now easier. The section crossing the floodplain is called the Barotse Floodplain Causeway and is counted as an extension of the Lusaka-Mongu Road . The Mongu -Kalabo Road measures 70 kilometres (43 mi) in length. The city of Mongu is the provincial capital of Zambia's Western Province . Before the construction of the road, Kalabo was usually cut off by road in the rainy season. The dirt tracks across
70-583: Is part of an ambitious long-term regional plan to provide the first ever major link between the road networks of Zambia and Angola via a paved causeway across the floodplain and a bridge over the Zambezi, replacing the ferry. A paved highway would then be built from Kalabo north-west to the Angolan border and beyond. Although originally intended for completion in 2006, construction has proved more difficult than anticipated and large sections were washed away in floods in 2003/2004, resulting in funding shortfalls. Kalabo
80-412: The floodplain from Mongu become flooded, and frequently in poor condition at other times. The tracks go to two ferries across the main channel of the Zambezi, a northern one near Libonda accessed from Mongu via Limulunga , and a southern one at Sandaula accessed via Lealui . In recent years dirt roads on raised earth embankments have been constructed from Mongu to Lealui and from Kalabo to Sandaula. This
90-471: The largest civilian airport in the county. The geographical coordinates of Kalabo Airport are: 14°59'55.0"S, 22°38'50.0"E (Latitude:-14.998611; Longitude:22.647222). Te airport sits at an average elevation of 1,052 metres (3,451 ft) above mean sea level . Kalabo Airport as a single paved runway 10/28 that measures 1,100 metres (3,609 ft) in length. This article about an airport in Zambia
100-455: Was the Barotse king's hunting grounds which Lewanika made into a game reserve in the 19th century. In 2010, the national population census and household survey enumerated the population of Kalabo Town at 2,178 people. In 2020, the town's population was estimated at 7,731 inhabitants. Access to Kalabo by road was difficult but now after the completion of the road between Kalabo and Mongu , it
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