Mongu
Sign in to saveMongu is the capital of Western Province in Zambia and was the capital of the formerly-named province and historic state of Barotseland. Its population is 179,585 (2010 census), and it is also the headquarters of Mongu District. Mongu is the home of the Litunga, King of the Lozi people (currently Lubosi Imwiko III).
Weather now
cached 517h ago28°clear sky
17% 3.8 m/s OpenWeatherMap
7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Zambia
- Population
- 111,450
- Timezone
- Africa/Lusaka
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Mongu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Litungawinterpalace.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Litunga's Winter Palace Limulunga
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zambia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Zambia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Zambia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mongu District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 179,585
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5000
- Elevation
- 1016
- Image
- Grasharvesting.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Mongu
- P12749
- Cape Arkona
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Climate
- Ecology
- Economy
- References
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Mongu |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = City |motto =
Gallery (3)
On the map
3 mapped locations
Connections
South Africa
Country
United Nations
Entity
Angola
Country
Namibia
Country
Zambia
Country
geographic coordinate system
Entity
International Standard Book Number
Entity
Lusaka
Entity
airport
Entity
canal
Entity
precipitation
Entity
cathedral
Entity
Zambezi River
Entity
palace
Entity
agronomy
Entity
humidity
Entity
Sesotho
Entity
mosaic
Entity
wet season
Entity
Köppen climate classification
Entity