Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province. It was named Broken Hill until 1966. This beautiful small town, lies by the railroad line Lusaka-Ndola. The city has an estimated 210,000 inhabitants. In the city are tin ore, lead, cadmium, vanadium and manganese mining facilities. Kabwe's main industry was historically zinc, lead and silver mining, although these metals are now only extracted from old dumps. Prior to the closure of the mine, the town's resources included hydro-electric power from the Mulingushi and Mita Hills dams. The town is famous for it's football club, Kabwe Warriors as well. Kabwe Warriors are one of the top 3 teams in the country. Image File history File links ZM-Kabwe. ... Central Province is one of Zambias nine provinces. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ... Ndola is a city in Zambia, and is the main hub of the Copperbelt, a region in which Zambias copper is mined. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number cadmium, Cd, 48 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 5, d Appearance silvery gray metallic Atomic mass 112. ... General Name, Symbol, Number vanadium, V, 23 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 4, d Appearance gray-white metal Atomic mass 50. ... General Name, Symbol, Number manganese, Mn, 25 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 7, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 54. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ... Located in Zambia, Mulingushi is a man-made lake created by the Broken Hill Development Company when a hydo-electric facility was established to provide electric power to the Broken Hill Mine in Kabwe. ...

This town is famous for being the 'Birth town of Democracy" in Zambia. The first political party, UNIP, was formed here, which fought the British for independence.

A compound store in Kabwe, with electricity, which is allegedly the largest and best-equipped shop within 10 km

The town lies on the Great North Road and the railway from Lusaka to Kitwe. It is known for the Homo heidelbergensis remains found in the town. Kabwe is also home to a golf course and lies on the Kitwe to Livingstone via Lusaka railway. Unbeknownst to many the Irish Comedian Tommy Tiernan grew up here. Image File history File linksMetadata Store_in_kabwe. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Store_in_kabwe. ... The Great North Road is a major route in Zambia, running north from Lusaka to Mpulungu via Kapiri Mposhi, Mpika and Kasama. ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ... Kitwe is the third-largest town in Zambia, with a population of 363,734 (2000 census). ... Binomial name Homo heidelbergensis Schoetensack, 1908 Homo heidelbergensis (nicknamed Goliath) is an extinct species of the genus Homo and the direct ancestor of Homo neanderthalensis in Europe. ... This article is about the sport of golf. ... Kitwe is the third-largest town in Zambia, with a population of 363,734 (2000 census). ... Memorial to David Livingstone Livingstone, main street Livingstone also Maramba is a town and provincial capital in Zambia, located about 10 km from Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. ... Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. ... Tommy Tiernan is an Irish Comedian, Actor and Writer. ...