Luanshya District Investment Profile
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Luanshya District Investment Profile LUANSHYA DISTRICT INVESTMENT PROFILE Luanshya District Investment Profile Page i Luanshya District Investment Profile Welcome to Luanshya THE GARDEN TOWN This Investment profil e gives you an insight of Luanshya District. The district has abundant natural resources, modern infrastructure, social amenities, business houses and skilled labour to suit a variety of industrial, leisure and service opportunities. Luanshya is a mining town endowed with Copper Ore deposits which has facilitated mining. However, the district is currently working on reducing the dependency on mining as such it is promoting diversification into other sectors especially agriculture sector. The District has a well connected road network connecting all the built and newly created areas. The local authority is making efforts to extend and improve the road network into the farm blocks to improve accessibility and connect them to the market. Luanshya District offers a unique advantageous location as a District having been sandwiched between cities and peri - urban districts which offer an attractive wider market option for owned and rental property pulling its clients from its surrounding cities, Ndola and Kitwe, and districts such as Masaiti, Mpongwe and Masaiti. It offers a warm friendly economic option of housing in beautiful neighbourhoods enhanced by its garden city concept. Luanshya District Investment Profile Page ii Luanshya District Investment Profile Therefore, investing in Luanshya is one of the wisest decisions you will make due to its advantageous location and availability of market for goods and services. NATHAN CHANDA BWALYA LUANSHYA MAYOR THE VISION OF LUANSHYA DISTRICT AN INDUSTRIOUS GREEN TOWN BY 2030 Luanshya District Investment Profile Page iii Luanshya District Investment Profile TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 OVERVIEW OF LUANSHYA DISTRICT ......................................................................... 1 1.2 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS .................................................................................................. 3 1.3 DEMOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 MAIN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES....................................................................................... 3 2.0 SWOT ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………………………………6 3.0 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................... 7 3.1 INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................................................ 24 3.2 ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES ........................................................................... 7 3.3 TOURISM POTENTIAL..................................................................................................... 8 3.4 LABOUR FORCE ............................................................................................................. 23 3.5 LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKET ............................................................................. 23 3.6 MINING ............................................................................................................................. 19 3.7 AGRICULTURE ................................................................................................................. 9 3.7.1 DAIRY FARMING ............................................................................................................. 9 3.7. 2 POULTRY FARMING ...................................................................................................... 13 3.7.3 CROP PRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 17 3.7.4 FISH FARMING ................................................................ 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Bookmark not defined. 3.8 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY .................................................................................... 25 4.0 GOODNESS OF INVESTING IN LUANSHYA.............................................................. 26 4.1 HEALTH SERVICES ......................................................................................................... 26 4.3 BANKING SERVICES ...................................................................................................... 26 4.4 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.......................................................................................... 27 Luanshya District Investment Profile Page iv Luanshya District Investment Profile 4.6 RECREATION CENTRES ................................................................................................ 27 4.8 SHOPPING ......................................................................................................................... 28 4.9 ACCOMODATION ............................................................................................................. 28 5.0 INVESTMENT INCENTIVE ............................................................................................. 28 5.1 FISCAL INCENTIVES AND QUALIFYING THRESHOLDS ........................................ 29 5.2 NON- FISCAL INCENTIVES; .......................................................................................... 30 6.0 DOING BUSINESS IN LUANSHYA................................................................................ 30 6.1 COMPANY FORMATION AND REGISTRATION ........................................................ 30 6.2 THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION ...................................................................... 30 6.3 EMPLOYMENT LICENCES / PERMITS ......................................................................... 31 6.4 LAND CONSIDERATIONS .............................................................................................. 32 6.4.1 LAND ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER........................................................................ 33 TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF LUANSHYA DISTRICT .......................... 2 FIGURE 2: MAP SHOWING LAND RESERVED FOR HOUSINGError! 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Table 6: SHOWING KEY CONTACTS ..................................................................................................................... 34 Luanshya District Investment Profile Page v SNAPSHOT ON LUANSHYA Geography Location Copperbelt Neighbours Kitwe City, Ndola City, Masaiti District, Mpongwe District and Lufwanyama District District area 1, 007.6087 km2 Arable Land area 51,000 hectares Socio-Economic Characteristics Population(2010 census) 153,117 Languages English (official language) ,Bemba, nyanja,lala, Tonga, lozi etc Main Economic Activities Mining, Agriculture Infrastructure and Strategic Positioning Transport network Road network Airport Few Kilometres from Ndola Airport Communication MTN, Airtel, Zamtel, Internet Website [email protected] 1.0 OVERVIEW OF LUANSHYA DISTRICT What is present day Luanshya town used to be occupied by dense forests and dambos. Luanshya district is a town in Zambia that lies in the Copperbelt Province. It is 35 kilometres south-west of Ndola, the provincial capital of the Copperbelt Province. It shares its borders with Kitwe city on the west, Ndola city on the north-east, Masaiti district on the south-east, Mpongwe District on the south-west near Kafue River and Lufwanyama District (particularly Chief Lumpuma’s chiefdom) on the north-west. It is also often referred to as the country’s only “garden town.”It lies on an approximate latitude of 130 7’ 59.880”s and longitude 28023’ 60.00”. It has also an altitude of 1257m. It is one of the urbanized districts in Zambia and boasts of an area of 1, 007.6087 km2, most of it being land reserves and farm land in the peripheries of the District. Luanshya District Investment Profile Page 1 Luanshya District Investment Profile FIGURE 1: MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF LUANSHYA DISTRICT Luanshya Wards Luanshya District Investment Profile Page 2 Luanshya District Investment Profile 1.2 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS The Climate of the district typically comprised of dry, wet and hot seasons during the different times in a year. The hot and wet rainy season lasts between November and April with an average of 1,200 mm rainfall per annum. The rains are usually accompanied by some thunderstorms and lightening. The hot and dry season lasts between August and October. The daily maximum and minimum average temperatures of 27.2ºC and 13.4ºC occur in October and July respectively. 1.3 DEMOGRAPHY According to the 2010 Population and Housing Census, the total Population of Luanshya is estimated at 153,117 with an average annual population growth rate of 0.3 %. The Population is segregated as 75, 703 Males being 49.4% of the Population and 77,414 Females being 50.6% of the Population (Census, 2010). The table below shows the breakdown of the population by sex from 2000 to 2019:- TABLE