Kafue
in Lusaka Province, Zambia

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-15.769 and 28.181 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -15° 46' 8" and E 28° 10' 52"
Currency and Currency Code:
Kwacha - ZMW
Spoken languages:
English, Nyanja
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:35 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:25 am and 6:20 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
19.458 and -154.844 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pohoiki
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Zambia in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Zambia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Zambia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Kafue

Kafue in Lusaka Province with it's 47,554 citizens is a town in Zambia about 26 mi (or 42 km) south of Lusaka, the country's capital city.

Current time in Kafue is now 10:35 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Lusaka with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 5 airports near Kafue. The closest airport in Zambia is Lusaka International Airport in a distance of 35 mi (or 57 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas in Zimbabwe at a distance of 137 mi (or 220 km).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Lusaka, Kabwe, Choma, Chinhoyi and Ndola. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 89 °F

Morning Temperature 21°C / 69 °F
Evening Temperature 31°C / 88 °F
Night Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 28%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 5% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

32°C (90 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

31°C (87 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

32°C (90 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

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Kafue - Zambia

Published: June 19, 2011
Length: 22:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rndomn8

Travelling north on the T2 through the town of Kafue, Lusaka Province, Zambia, Africa.


Water for the Oppressed - Behind the Scenes: Drilling

Published: December 27, 2012
Length: 22:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Claude Bing

Water for the Oppressed (WFTO) is a faith based organization that provides clean water to the impoverished people of Zambia, Africa. WFTO drills new water wells, repairs broken hand pumps,...


Zambia, watching a heavy loaded truck working its way up the hill

Published: April 23, 2013
Length: 34:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ente Groot


Kafue River - Zambia

Published: June 17, 2011
Length: 16:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: rndomn8

We take a boat named the 'Kafue Queen' along the Kafue River in Zambia, Africa.


Edulution opened 4 Centers in Kafue, Zambia

Published: April 12, 2019
Length: 26:15 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pat Bergin

Trip to Railside Community School in Kafue, Zambia plus St John The Baptist Community School, St Joseph Community School, Holy Saviour Community ...


WE ARE GETTING OLD | NEW YEARS EVE IN ZAMBIA | ZAMBIA VLOG #29

Published: January 06, 2019
Length: 16:16 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Chika W

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Kafue Railway Bridge

The Kafue Railway Bridge was built to carry the Livingstone to Lusaka railway line in what is now Zambia over the Kafue River in 1906. It is a steel girder truss bridge of 13 spans each of 33 metres supported on concrete piers. It was built for Mashonaland Railways, later merged into Rhodesian Railways which operated the line from 1927 until succeeded in Zambia by Zambia Railways in 1966.

Located at -15.7833, 28.1667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bridges in Zambia, Bridges completed in 1906, Railway bridges in Zambia

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kafue, Кафе