Solwezi is a town in Zambia . It is the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North-Western Province . Solwezi is also the administrative capital of Solwezi District , one of the eleven districts in the North-Western Province.
23-599: Solwezi is located on the Chingola–Solwezi–Mwinilunga Road ( T5 Road of Zambia ), approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi) north-west of Chingola and approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi) south-east of Mwinilunga , in the extreme northwest of the country. The geographical coordinates of the city are:12°08'36.0"S, 26°23'09.0"E (Latitude:-12.143333; Longitude:26.385833). Solwezi sits at an average elevation of 1,397 metres (4,583 ft) above mean sea level . Approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of
46-587: Is a mining town. As of 2015, the town was still developing, with infrastructure development running behind the swelling population. At that time, only the main street, Independence Road was named. Many of the other streets were un-named and unpaved. Copper is the main mineral extracted although cobalt , gold and uranium is also mined in the area. The adjacent Kalumbila District hosts Lumwana Mine, located about 65 km or 40 mi west of Solwezi; and Kalumbila Mine , located about 140 km or 87 mi west of Solwezi, and run by Barrick Gold . Kalumbila
69-484: Is also the administrative capital of Solwezi District , one of the eleven districts in the North-Western Province. Solwezi is located on the Chingola–Solwezi–Mwinilunga Road ( T5 Road of Zambia ), approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi) north-west of Chingola and approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi) south-east of Mwinilunga , in the extreme northwest of the country. The geographical coordinates of
92-776: Is an airport near the T5 motorway. T5 Road (Zambia) The T5 is a trunk road in Zambia . It connects Chingola in the Copperbelt Province with Solwezi and Mwinilunga in the North-Western Province . The route extends to end at the Jimbe border post with Angola . It is the only other road after the M18 road that connects the towns of the North-Western and Copperbelt provinces and
115-654: Is currently the main route motorists use to reach Angola from Zambia. The section of the road from Chingola to Mutanda is a toll road (there is a tollgate just west of Chingola and a tollgate just west of Solwezi). It is an alternative route to the Beira-Lobito Highway (which passes through the southern part of DR Congo ) when travelling from the Copperbelt Province of Zambia to the Moxico Province of Angola. The T5 road begins 4 kilometres north-west of
138-401: Is marked by minimal precipitation. In 1990, the population of Solwezi was 23,435 people. In 2000, there were 38,121 people. The 2010 population census and household survey enumerated the population of the town at 90,856 inhabitants. Solwezi is a mining town. As of 2015, the town was still developing, with infrastructure development running behind the swelling population. At that time, only
161-621: Is operated by First Quantum Minerals . The deposits at Lumwana were discovered in 1961, but no serious work was carried out there until Equinox Minerals Limited became involved in 1999. Uranium is also mined in Kalumbila District at the Lumwana mine. The main industry of Solwezi District is copper mining at Kansanshi Mine (located about 10 km or 6 mi north) run by First Quantum Minerals . Kansanshi Mine exploits copper-gold ore . The mining site has intermittently been running since
184-511: Is operated by First Quantum Minerals . The deposits at Lumwana were discovered in 1961, but no serious work was carried out there until Equinox Minerals Limited became involved in 1999. Uranium is also mined in Kalumbila District at the Lumwana mine. The main industry of Solwezi District is copper mining at Kansanshi Mine (located about 10 km or 6 mi north) run by First Quantum Minerals . Kansanshi Mine exploits copper-gold ore . The mining site has intermittently been running since
207-886: The Iron Age . The Kaonde tribe falls under one of the main tribes of Zambia, among the Lozi, the Bemba, the Ngoni, the Tonga and the Luvale. The Kaonde tribe has about 300,000 people in Zambia and about 30,000 people in Southern DRC . Solwezi is situated on the T5 Motorway , which connects the Copperbelt Province with Angola . Most people walk or drive around the town to get to and from different places. The Solwezi Airport
230-438: The Iron Age . The Kaonde tribe falls under one of the main tribes of Zambia, among the Lozi, the Bemba, the Ngoni, the Tonga and the Luvale. The Kaonde tribe has about 300,000 people in Zambia and about 30,000 people in Southern DRC . Solwezi is situated on the T5 Motorway , which connects the Copperbelt Province with Angola . Most people walk or drive around the town to get to and from different places. The Solwezi Airport
253-690: The Kabompo River and passing through Lumwana , to the town of Mwinilunga . At Mwinilunga, the T5 turns north-north-west and travels for 65 kilometres to the town of Ikelenge in the Ikelenge District . From Ikelenge, the T5 goes west-north-west for 35 kilometres, through the Kalene Hills of Ikelenge District (bypassing the Zambezi River source and the Zengamina hydro-electric power plant), to end at
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#1733104336610276-623: The Paleolithic period, carbon dated to about 6300 BC. The conservation area measures approximately 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) with the Kifubwa Stream Cave at its centre. Solwezi features a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cwa ) with distinct wet and dry seasons. October and November are the hottest months. Winters are milder, with July being the coolest month. The wet season, from November to March, experiences abundant rainfall. The dry season, from May to September,
299-599: The Jimbe border post with Angola . The road enters the Moxico Province of Angola and proceeds to the town of Caianda . In 2021, the government of Zambia signed a Public–private partnership ( concession ) agreement for the tolled 205 kilometre stretch of the T5 from the T3 junction (eastern terminus) in Chingola , through Solwezi , to the M8 junction in Mutanda . The consortium responsible for
322-555: The central business district, is the "Kifubwa Rock Stream Shelter", also Kifubwa Rock National Monument . It is located next to the Kifubwa River, with inscriptions dating from the Paleolithic period, carbon dated to about 6300 BC. The conservation area measures approximately 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) with the Kifubwa Stream Cave at its centre. Solwezi features a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cwa ) with distinct wet and dry seasons. October and November are
345-407: The city are:12°08'36.0"S, 26°23'09.0"E (Latitude:-12.143333; Longitude:26.385833). Solwezi sits at an average elevation of 1,397 metres (4,583 ft) above mean sea level . Approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of the central business district, is the "Kifubwa Rock Stream Shelter", also Kifubwa Rock National Monument . It is located next to the Kifubwa River, with inscriptions dating from
368-658: The city centre of Chingola , Copperbelt Province , by the Chingola River, at an intersection with the T3 road from Kitwe and Ndola in the south-east and the Kasumbalesa Border Post with DR Congo in the north. The T5 begins by going west for 175 kilometres from Chingola, through the Enoch Kavindele Toll Plaza, through the northern area of Lufwanyama District , crossing into the North-Western Province and passing through Mushindamo District , to
391-490: The city of Solwezi (The capital of the North-Western Province; south of Kansanshi mine ). The road bypasses Solwezi Central and Solwezi Airport to the south. This stretch of the road is significantly important and beneficial to businesses and the transport industry, especially for mining. From Solwezi, the T5 road turns south-south-west and goes for 30 kilometres, through the Humphrey Mulemba Toll Plaza, to
414-447: The design, finance, reconstruction and maintenance of this stretch of road is Bert Pave and Maintenance Limited and the project is expected to cost $ 250 million. The concession is for 30 years (up to 2051). Plans include changing the entire section into a dual carriageway with 2 lanes in each direction. Solwezi Solwezi is a town in Zambia . It is the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North-Western Province . Solwezi
437-652: The early 20th century for copper and gold . Kaonde is the largest tribe represented in Solwezi, in addition to large numbers of Lunda and Luvale speaking people. The Kaonde is a tribe that, like the Lunda people, are descendants of the Luba-Lunda Empire of Congo . They were among the first Zambians to do mining of copper in Zambia as suggested by archaeological evidence at the Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi that dates back to
460-436: The early 20th century for copper and gold . Kaonde is the largest tribe represented in Solwezi, in addition to large numbers of Lunda and Luvale speaking people. The Kaonde is a tribe that, like the Lunda people, are descendants of the Luba-Lunda Empire of Congo . They were among the first Zambians to do mining of copper in Zambia as suggested by archaeological evidence at the Kansanshi Mine in Solwezi that dates back to
483-431: The hottest months. Winters are milder, with July being the coolest month. The wet season, from November to March, experiences abundant rainfall. The dry season, from May to September, is marked by minimal precipitation. In 1990, the population of Solwezi was 23,435 people. In 2000, there were 38,121 people. The 2010 population census and household survey enumerated the population of the town at 90,856 inhabitants. Solwezi
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#1733104336610506-436: The main street, Independence Road was named. Many of the other streets were un-named and unpaved. Copper is the main mineral extracted although cobalt , gold and uranium is also mined in the area. The adjacent Kalumbila District hosts Lumwana Mine, located about 65 km or 40 mi west of Solwezi; and Kalumbila Mine , located about 140 km or 87 mi west of Solwezi, and run by Barrick Gold . Kalumbila
529-524: The town of Mutanda , where it meets the M8 road (Mutanda-Zambezi Road), which is a road connecting to Kasempa , Kabompo and Zambezi Town . As they meet at a T-junction and the road southwards is the M8, the T5 becomes the road westwards. From Mutanda, the T5 travels west-north-west for 240 kilometres, through Kalumbila District (where it passes through Manyama and bypasses the Kalumbila mine and town), crossing
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