Sioma District

Sioma District
District location in Zambia
District location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceWestern Province
CapitalSioma
Area
 • Total
8,452.6 km2 (3,263.6 sq mi)
Elevation
990 m (3,250 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
65,539
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Sioma District is a district of Zambia, located in Western Province on the west bank of the Zambezi River. The capital lies at Sioma.[1] As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 65,539 people.[2]

The district was created in 2012 by the then president Michael Sata by the splitting of Shangombo District.[3]

  1. ^ "Sioma District | Western Province of Zambia". Archived from the original on 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  2. ^ 2022 Census of Population and Housing - Preliminary Report (PDF)
  3. ^ "Sata creates 6 new districts, orders the building of a new Stadium and University in Western Province". Lusaka Times. Lusaka Times. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2018.