Map of Southern
Southern is a first-level division of Zambia. Its largest mapped city is Livingstone, with about 165,480 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Southern, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the lakes nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Livingstone
- Country
- Zambia
Interactive Map of Southern
History of Southern: Empires and States
The atlas records 4 polities whose mapped territory included part of Southern, 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 Southern
Southern 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 Southern
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 | Livingstone | 165,480 | Southern | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Mazabuka | 64,006 | Southern | Populated place |
| 3 | Kafue | 47,554 | Southern | Populated place |
| 4 | Choma | 46,746 | Southern | Populated place |
Largest Lakes in Southern
1 lake mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Kariba | 4,724 km² | Reservoir |
Southern: Quick Answers
- Where is Southern?
- Southern is a first-level division of Zambia, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 16.5774° S, 27.1925° E.
- What is the largest city in Southern?
- Livingstone is the largest city mapped in Southern, with a metropolitan population of about 165,480.
- How many cities are in Southern?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Southern, with a combined metropolitan population of about 323,786. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the largest lake in Southern?
- The largest lake mapped in or beside Southern is Lake Kariba, at about 4,724 km².