Businesses in Chingola

Categories in Chingola

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Farming Metal Fabricator Mining equipment Wholesalers Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Radio Broadcaster Baptist Church Catholic Church Christian Church Churches Community Center Government Office Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Religion Religious Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Social Services Organization Computer Repair Service Computer Support and Services Electronics Store Construction of buildings Construction of houses Home Goods Store Housing Development College Education Education Center Elementary School Primary School University Artist Graphic Designer Musician Music Producer Photography Service Photography Studio Recording Studio Website Designer Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Cake Shop Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Internet cafes Pizza Restaurants Banks Cemetery Community Health Center Hospitals Medical Center Medical clinic Barbers Hair Salon Back Office Business Center Business to Business Service Meeting Planning Service Office supplies and stationery stores Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Housing Complex Department stores General Store Home, Garden & Outdoor Living Liquor Store Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Supermarket Night Club Playground Bed and breakfasts Guest House Hotels Hotels and motels Housing Society Indoor Lodging Lodge Lodging Transportation Service Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chingola

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	91
Education	57
Other accommodation	43
Shopping	41
Restaurants	31
Bars, pubs and taverns	29
Grocery stores and supermarkets	27
Corporate management	25
Apartments	24
Religion	21
Primary and elementary schools	20
Wholesale of construction supplies	19
Hotels and motels	18
Clothing stores	17

Chingola Facts

Area	1336.3 km²
Population	307,615
Male Population	154,123 (50.1%)
Female Population	153,492 (49.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+288.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+56.9%
Median Age	18.8 years (Male: 19.1, Female: 18.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$4,587 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Chingola Central, Nchanga North, Chikola B, Chibwe, Chiwempala
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-12.52897, 27.88382

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Chingola Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	79,105	152,424	196,012	263,805	307,615	339,316	368,335
Population Density	59.2 / km²	114.1 / km²	146.7 / km²	197.4 / km²	230.2 / km²	253.9 / km²	275.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chingola Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 56.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chingola	+288.9%	+101.8%	+56.9%
Copperbelt Province	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chingola Median Age

Median Age: 18.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chingola	18.8 yrs	18.5 yrs	19.1 yrs
Copperbelt Province	18.5 yrs	18.3 yrs	18.8 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chingola Population Density

Population Density: 230 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chingola	307,615	1,336.3 km²	230 / km²
Copperbelt Province	2.4 million	30,972.3 km²	76.2 / km²
Zambia	16.1 million	751,093.4 km²	21.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chingola Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1910 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$5,089	$4,648	$4,972	$6,070	$6,701	$4,104	$4,090	$4,587
Total GDP	$731.8M	$769.7M	$945.6M	$1.3B	$1.6B	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.5B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Chingola CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chingola	124,488 tn	0.4 tn	93.2 tons/km²
Copperbelt Province	947,485 tn	0.4 tn	30.6 tons/km²
Zambia	6,494,218 tn	0.4 tn	8.6 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)	124,488 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	93.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8.6)

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

Sources:

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.
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

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/25/99	9:28 PM	4.6	87.2 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
1/5/75	12:35 PM	3.5	72.2 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

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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