Shibuyunji District

Shibuyunji District
District location in Zambia
District location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceCentral Province
Area
 • Total1,730.8 km2 (668.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total91,616
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Shibuyunji District, also known as Sibuyunji District, is a district of Central Province, Zambia.[1][2][3][4] As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 91,616 people.[5]

It was first separated from Mumbwa District and transferred from Central Province to Lusaka Province in 2012 by President Michael Sata.[3] Then, it was moved back from Lusaka Province to Central Province by President Edgar Lungu in 2018.[6][2]

  1. ^ "Shibuyunji (District, Zambia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved Aug 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Zambia : President Lungu declares Shibuyunji district part of central province". Feb 3, 2018. Retrieved Aug 11, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  4. ^ "Zambia: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  5. ^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
  6. ^ Government of Zambia (13 April 2018). "Statutory Instrument No 28 of 2018". Zambia Government Gazette.