Leadership
Chilando Chitangala
Governance
Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia and the administrative capital of the province and country. The city is the most urbanised and has an estimated total population of 3.5 million people with more than 70% living in informal settlements. The City Council encompasses seven (7) constituencies and thirty-eight (38) wards. These are smaller geographical units in the seven larger constituencies which together form the broader boundary jurisdiction of the greater Lusaka City.
Lusaka City Council is made up of the following main departments:
- Housing & Social Services
- Public Health
- Valuation & Real Estate Management
- Human Resource & Administration
- Finance
- Legal and Social Services
- Engineering Services
- City Planning and information management system
- Education
- Agriculture, environment and natural resources committee
Lusaka City Council website: https://www.lcc.gov.zm/full-width
• Mayor
• Deputy Mayor
• Audit committee
• Legal services
• Agriculture, environment and natural resources
• Health services committee
• Education services committee
• Community development and social services committee
• Engineering and infrastructure committee
• Planning information management system committee
• Human resource and administration
• Finance valuation and commercial committee
Finances
ZMK 641,159,301 (2023)
US$ 35,318,901
Source: Lusaka City Council Profile (2023). Available from City Administration.
The city’s major sources of revenue include
- property rates
- ground rent
- trading licences
- personal levies
- billboard advertising
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Important economic sectors in Lusaka include:
- Manufacturing
- Financial
- Transport
- Retail businesses
- Informal sector
Lusaka City Council Profile (2023). Available from City Administration. Verified by mayor
Development Profile
Population Trends
Population Trends
Lusaka-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
2010 National Population Census https://www.zamstats.gov.zm/download/5648/?v=5659
4,853/km2
Population Trends
360 km2
Population Trends
1.99%
Population Trends
3,500,000
Population Trends
1,747,152
Population Trends
2,212,301
Population Trends
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
Unemployment
Unemployment
31%
Unemployment
84.8%
Informal Economy
HDI Score
Human Development Index Score
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
Education: Enrolment
Enrolment
0.657
HDI Score
13
Education: Enrolment
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Electricity
Electricity
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Water
Water
40%
Basic Services: Waste
60%
Water
40%
Water
200,000-220,000 m3
Water
15%
Basic Services: Waste
Transport: Modes
Transport: Modes
Transport: Modes
95%
Basic Services: Sanitation
66%
Basic Services: Sanitation
Urban Development Challenges
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