Businesses in Chinsali

Categories in Chinsali

Churches Government Office Social Services Organization Education Primary School Bars, pubs and taverns Restaurants Apartment Building Housing Complex Bed and breakfasts Hotels and motels Motel

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chinsali

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	19
Public administration	11
Churches	9
Other accommodation	8
Hotels and motels	7
Bars, pubs and taverns	6
Religion	6

Chinsali Facts

Area	5170.9 km²
Population	111,856
Male Population	55,349 (49.5%)
Female Population	56,507 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+192.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+36.1%
Median Age	15.5 years (Male: 15.2, Female: 15.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,311 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-10.54142, 32.08162

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Chinsali Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	38,254	69,331	82,196	99,110	111,856	118,158	122,684
Population Density	7.4 / km²	13.4 / km²	15.9 / km²	19.2 / km²	21.6 / km²	22.9 / km²	23.7 / km²

* Projected

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

Chinsali Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 36.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chinsali	+192.4%	+61.3%	+36.1%
Northern Province, Zambia	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

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

Chinsali Median Age

Median Age: 15.5 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chinsali	15.5 yrs	15.7 yrs	15.2 yrs
Northern Province, Zambia	15.6 yrs	15.9 yrs	15.4 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Chinsali Population Density

Population Density: 21.6 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chinsali	111,856	5,170.9 km²	21.6 / km²
Northern Province, Zambia	1.4 million	77,948.8 km²	17.7 / 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

Chinsali Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1500 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.

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

Chinsali Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,628	$1,404	$1,106	$1,001	$1,480	$2,084	$1,865	$2,311
Total GDP	$166.2M	$98.2M	$85.8M	$83.7M	$137.4M	$212.5M	$203.6M	$259.4M

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

Chinsali CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chinsali	45,006 tn	0.4 tn	8.7 tons/km²
Northern Province, Zambia	554,714 tn	0.4 tn	7.1 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

Chinsali CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	45,006 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* 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.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/7/18	8:55 AM	4.3	94.3 km	10,000 m	45km WNW of Chama, Zambia	usgs.gov
6/12/97	5:08 AM	4.6	99.5 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/30/91	9:34 AM	4.7	94.4 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chinsali

Chinsali is a town in Chinsali District of Zambia, and is the provincial headquarters of Muchinga Province. It lies 15 km west of the Great North Road and about 180 km north-north-east of Mpika. It lies 28 km south-east of the Chambeshi River but onl..

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