Welcome to Nkeyema District

ABOUT NKEYEMA DISTRICT

Nkeyema was declared a district in July 2012 to enhance service delivery and bringing development closer to the people. The district has one constituency and eight wards with an overall current population of 106,074 (Zambia Statistics Agency, 2022). 

 

The District is located in the northeastern part of Western Province, 360 km west of Lusaka, the Capital City of Zambia, and 230 km east of Mongu, the Provincial Capital of Western Province. 

 

Nkeyema district is a developmental area of the Mufunta Game Management Area which acts as a buffer zone to the Kafue National Park. The GMA is home to various animal species such as elephants and impala.  Geographically, the terrain of the district is enhanced by two (2) major plains namely Loloma Plains located 23km northwest and Kayula Plain located 25km southwest of the district administrative centre. 

Governance Structure of the council

Nkeyema District is delimited into one constituency, Nkeyema Constituency. The District Council administration is composed of the elected Council Chairperson who is the head of the Council, and eight councillors from eight wards of Nkeyema Constituency. The Council Chairperson is seconded by the Deputy Chairperson who is elected from among the Councillors for a period of two and half years. The eight wards of Nkeyema Constituency are namely Lombelombe, Litoya, Shishamba, Namilangi, Buloto, Munkuye, Shimano and Nkeyema. The Current Council was elected to office in 2021 for a five-year term running up to 2026.

Economic Activities

Nkeyema is predominantly a rural district with almost the entire district population living in rural setups. Given the rural nature of the district, the agriculture sector is the economic mainstay of Nkeyema district with prime production in tobacco, maize, groundnuts, and Livestock (cattle, pigs, goats and poultry). Nkeyema district has earned itself the tag of the food basket for Western Province due to massive agriculture production.