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Lusaka

Administration

Full name	Lusaka
Official name	Lusaka
Settlement type	City
Country	Zambia
Province	Lusaka
Established	1905
City status	August 25, 1960
Government
Mayor of Lusaka\|Mayor	Robert Chikwelete
Geography
Total Area	139 sq mi (360 km2)
Elevation	4265 ft (1300 m)
Demography
Total Population	1742979 (2010)
Other information
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Area code	(1)

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Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,265 feet). It has a population of about 1.7 million (census). It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head north, south, east and west from it. The two main languages spoken in Lusaka are English and Nyanja (a Bantu language). English is the official language.

Government and administration

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