Chingola

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Chingola
Town
Nchanga copper mine near Chingola
Seal
Chingola Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 12°32′S 27°51′E / 12.533°S 27.850°E / -12.533; 27.850
Country	Zambia
Province	Copperbelt Province
District	Chingola District
Elevation	4,472 ft (1,363 m)
Population  (2022 Census)
• Total	256,560
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Climate	Cwa
Website	Chingola Municipal Council

Chingola is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 256,560 (2022 census).^[1] It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in the 1960s) led to the development of two open pit operations, Chingola Open Pit and then Nchanga Open Pit (the latter being the second largest open cast mine in the world).