Mporokoso
in Northern Province, Zambia
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Kasaba Bay Airport (69 mi) - Kasama Airport (90 mi)
- Mbala Airport (90 mi)
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Pweto Airport (105 mi) - Kasenga Airport (122 mi)
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Sumbawanga Airport (143 mi) - Mansa Airport (149 mi)
- Moba Airport (161 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -9.373 and 30.125 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -9° 22' 21" and E 30° 7' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Kwacha - ZMW
- Spoken languages:
- English, Nyanja
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:11 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:02 am and 5:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
- Banana Village
- References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Zambia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Zambia. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Delve into Mporokoso
Mporokoso in Northern Province with it's 3,401 habitants is a city located in Zambia about 435 mi (or 700 km) north of Lusaka, the country's capital town.
Current time in Mporokoso is now 02:11 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lusaka with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Mporokoso. The closest airport in Zambia is Kasaba Bay Airport in a distance of 69 mi (or 111 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kasama, Sumbawanga, Mansa, Chinsali and Chitipa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 76 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mporokoso
Mporokoso (also spelled and pronounced 'Mpolokoso' and 'Mumpolokoso') is a town in the Northern Province of Zambia, lying at an elevation of nearly 1500 m on the flat plateau about 75 km south east of Lake Mweru Wantipa and 100 km south-west of Lake Tanganyika. It is named for Chief Mporokoso (also spelled 'Mumpolokoso') a senior chief of the Bemba people whose palace is located in the town. Mporokoso District is also one of the 12 administrative districts of the Northern Province.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mporokoso.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Mpolokoso, Mporokoso
