1. Lusaka – ~3,300,000
Capital and largest city; political, economic, and cultural hub of Zambia.
2. Kitwe – ~710,000
Copperbelt city; major mining and commercial center.
3. Ndola – ~675,000
Industrial city in the Copperbelt; important transport and manufacturing hub.
4. Kabwe – ~221,000
Central Province capital; historic mining town and transport center.
5. Chingola – ~203,000
Copperbelt city with large-scale mining operations.
6. Mufulira – ~195,000
Copperbelt city; known for copper mining and smelting.
7. Livingstone – ~184,000
Tourism capital; gateway to Victoria Falls and adventure activities.
8. Luanshya – ~178,000
Copperbelt city with a long mining history.
9. Kasama – ~128,000
Northern Province capital; commercial and administrative center.
10. Chipata – ~116,000
Eastern Province capital; gateway to Malawi and South Luangwa National Park.
11. Mongu – ~92,000
Western Province capital; cultural hub for the Lozi people.
12. Kafue – ~87,000
Industrial town near Lusaka; known for the Kafue Gorge and dam.
13. Mazabuka – ~64,000
Sugar production center in Southern Province.
14. Kalulushi – ~59,000
Copperbelt town with mining and agricultural activities.
15. Mansa – ~55,000
Luapula Province capital; trade and administrative hub.
16. Chililabombwe – ~54,000
Copperbelt town near the DR Congo border; mining-focused economy.
17. Solwezi – ~52,000
Capital of North-Western Province; major copper and gold mining center.
18. Choma – ~46,000
Southern Province capital; agricultural and cattle ranching hub.
19. Sesheke – ~40,000
Western Province border town near Namibia; cross-border trade hub.
20. Mpika – ~39,000
Northern Zambia town; railway junction and transport gateway.
21. Siavonga – ~34,000
Tourism and fishing center on Lake Kariba.
22. Petauke – ~33,000
Eastern Province agricultural and trading town.
23. Monze – ~31,000
Farming and market town in Southern Province.
24. Kapiri Mposhi – ~30,000
Key railway junction linking TAZARA and Zambia Railways lines.
25. Nakonde – ~29,000
Busy border town with Tanzania; key trade and transport point.
The above is subject to change.
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