The main economic activity of the local people is subsistence farming. Rufunsa holds gold, copper, and other minerals, although mining is not well-developed.
Educationedit
Five decades after Zambia's independence, Rufunsa district now has twelve public secondary schools and three private secondary school s. However the Literacy levels are still low. The Catholic Church has given hope by building a nursing school.
Geographyedit
Rufunsa is on the Great East Road, approximately 150 km east of the capital, Lusaka.
Demographicsedit
The indigenous people there are the remnants of the Soli people. They had to relinquish much of Lusaka land to the central government.
Governanceedit
Three chiefs live in this district; Chief Bunda Bunda, Chieftainess Mpanshya, and Chieftainess Shikabeta.
rufunsa, district, district, zambia, located, lusaka, province, district, capital, rufunsa, district, established, president, michael, sata, 2012, splitting, chongwe, district, estimated, have, population, about, districtdistrict, location, zambiacountry, zamb. Rufunsa District is a district in Zambia located in Lusaka Province 1 The district capital is Rufunsa The district was established by President Michael Sata in 2012 by splitting Chongwe District 2 It is estimated to have a population of about 45 000 3 Rufunsa DistrictDistrictDistrict location in ZambiaCountry ZambiaProvinceLusaka ProvinceCapitalRufunsaPopulation 2021 Total45 000Time zoneUTC 2 CAT Contents 1 Economy 2 Education 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 Governance 6 ReferencesEconomy editThe main economic activity of the local people is subsistence farming Rufunsa holds gold copper and other minerals although mining is not well developed Education editFive decades after Zambia s independence Rufunsa district now has twelve public secondary schools and three private secondary school s However the Literacy levels are still low The Catholic Church has given hope by building a nursing school Geography editRufunsa is on the Great East Road approximately 150 km east of the capital Lusaka Demographics editThe indigenous people there are the remnants of the Soli people They had to relinquish much of Lusaka land to the central government Governance editThree chiefs live in this district Chief Bunda Bunda Chieftainess Mpanshya and Chieftainess Shikabeta Before 1997 Rufunsa District along with Chongwe District and Kafue District were known as Lusaka Rural citation needed References edit Ministry signs contracts for construction of 180 housing units in 17 newly created Districts Ministry Of Local Government 2013 Archived from the original on 2 October 2013 Retrieved 21 December 2013 Rufunsa District Archived from the original on 25 January 2021 Declaration of New Districts www ukzambians co uk Retrieved 7 July 2021 15 04 S 29 40 E 15 067 S 29 667 E 15 067 29 667 nbsp This Zambia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rufunsa District amp oldid 1212222303, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
