Mkushi - Zambia

Mkushi District is located in the Central Province and covers an area of about 17,726 sq. km (6,844 sq mi). Mkushi district is approximately 95km from Kapiri Mposhi, and 135km from Kabwe Town. The Great North Road runs through Mkushi District, connecting Kapiri Mposhi on the South-West border and Serenje on the North-East border. The District also shares borders with Chongwe, Nyimba, and Masaiti Districts as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo. Administratively, Mkushi District is divided into 14 wards.

Mkushi District has an estimated population of 154,534 of which 77,536 (50.2%) are male and 76,998 (49.7%) are female, (Population Summary Report: 2012). Mkushi District has a population growth rate of 3.7 percent which is the highest in the Province posing a high demand on the need for land to provide shelter and land for production of food and rearing of animals. This impressive population growth offers a ready labor force for all investment projects as well as market for various goods and services.

The District has two forest reserves, namely Myafi and North Swaka, and it has multiple rivers some of which are being utilised for irrigation purposes. There are also three privately owned game ranches which offer minimal hunting concessions, but no tourist facilities at present. The township of Mkushi covers an extent of 11,000 hectares, inclusive of the newly extended town boundaries which have been earmarked for industrial development, housing as well as the upgrading of public infrastructure.