Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chingola

Chingola Facts

Area1336.3 km²
Population298,434
Male Population149,523 (50.1%)
Female Population148,911 (49.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+277.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+52.3%
Median Age18.8 years (Male: 19.1, Female: 18.5)
NeighborhoodsChingola Central, Nchanga North, Chikola B, Chibwe, Chiwempala
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Africa Time
Lat & Lng-12.52897, 27.88382

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Chingola Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data19751990200020152020
Population79,105152,424196,012263,805298,434
Population Density59.2 / km²114.1 / km²146.7 / km²197.4 / km²223.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chingola Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 34.6% from year 2000 to 2015

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Chingola+233.5%+73.1%+34.6%
Copperbelt Province+231.2%+79.8%+40.4%
Zambia+225.7%+99.2%+53.3%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chingola Median Age

Median Age: 18.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Chingola18.8 yrs18.5 yrs19.1 yrs
Copperbelt Province18.5 yrs18.3 yrs18.8 yrs
Zambia17 yrs17.1 yrs16.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chingola Population Density

Population Density: 223 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Chingola298,4341,336.3 km²223 / km²
Copperbelt Province2.4 million30,972.3 km²76.2 / km²
Zambia16.1 million751,093.4 km²21.5 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chingola Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Chingola

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Chingola

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chingola

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chingola

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Chingola CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Chingola120,772 tn0.4 tn90.4 tons/km²
Copperbelt Province947,485 tn0.4 tn30.6 tons/km²
Zambia6,494,218 tn0.4 tn8.6 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Chingola CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)120,772 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)90.4 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
DroughtHigh (8.6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
5/25/999:28 PM4.687.2 km10,000 mZambiausgs.gov
1/5/7512:35 PM3.572.2 km33,000 mZambiausgs.gov

Chingola

Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 157,340 (2008 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in..

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