Map of North-Western
North-Western is a first-level division of Zambia. Its largest mapped city is Solwezi, with about 65,000 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on North-Western, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Solwezi
- Country
- Zambia
Interactive Map of North-Western
History of North-Western: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of North-Western, from British Africa in 1895 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| British Africa | 1895–1960 CE |
| The British Empire | 1895–1968 CE |
| British East Africa | 1961–1968 CE |
| Zambia | 1967–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of North-Western
North-Western on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in North-Western
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solwezi | 65,000 | North-Western | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Mwinilunga | 13,798 | North-Western | Populated place |
| 3 | Zambezi | 7,074 | North-Western | Populated place |
| 4 | Kasempa | 5,622 | North-Western | Populated place |
North-Western: Quick Answers
- Where is North-Western?
- North-Western is a first-level division of Zambia, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 12.7297° S, 24.9425° E.
- What is the largest city in North-Western?
- Solwezi is the largest city mapped in North-Western, with a metropolitan population of about 65,000.
- How many cities are in North-Western?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in North-Western, with a combined metropolitan population of about 91,494. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.