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Eastern-Province-General-Profile JUNE 2017 PMRC documents are protected under copyright law. Permission is required from PMRC to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of our research documents for commercial use. ©2017 Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) [email protected] | www.pmrczambia.com COPYRIGHT: This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by the laws of The Republic of Zambia as indicated in a notice appearing later in this work. This electronic representation of PMRC intellectual property is provided for non- commercial use only. Unau- thorized posting of PMRC electronic documents to a non-PMRC website is prohibited. PMRC electronic documents are protected under copyright law. Permission is required from PMRC to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of our research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please see PMRC Permissions. The PMRC is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis. PMRC’s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. PMRC® is a registered trademark. Permission is given to duplicate this document for EASTERN PROVINCE personal use only, as long as it is unaltered and complete. Copies may not be duplicated for commercial purposes. Unauthorized posting of PMRC documents to a non-PMRC website is prohibited. PMRC documents are protected under copyright law. For information on reprint and linking permissions, please visit the PMRC permissions page; http://www.pmrczambia. GENERAL PROFILE INFOGRAPHIC com/copyright/ GENERAL PROFILE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES MAJOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE LOCATION Northern Maize is the province’s staple crop and is grown in all parts of the province, Eastern Province is one of the Zambia’s ten provinces. The province lies between the Luangwa River AGRICULTURAL LAND Luapula Muchinga mostly by small scale farmers (90%). and borders with Malawi to the east and Mozambique to the south, from Chama in the Northeast to Copperbelt North-Western There are about 431,957 cattle, 166,109 goats, 19,746 sheep, 251,820 pigs and the North of Luangwa in the South. Eastern Eastern Province has 2 million hectares suitable for crop cultivation. The province has also 1.1 million hectares of land suitable Central 1,000,000 birds (poultry) in the province. for livestock grazing. Western Lusaka EASTERN Southern AREA 2 MILLION 1.1 MILLION 90% SMALL It covers a total area of 51,476 Km2 and is divided into HECTARES FOR CROP CULTIVATION HECTARES OF LIVESTOCK GRAZING PROVINCE nine (9) Districts namely: Chipata, as the provincial capital; Nyimba; Petauke, Sinda, Katete, Lundazi; SCALE FARMERS Mambwe; Chadiza; and Vubwi. WILDLIFE Lundazi 2 The Province has 3 National Wildlife Parks namely, South Luangwa (9,050 Km2), Lukusuzi (2,720 km2) and Luambe (254 km2). The COVERS 51,476 Km province has also 4 Game Management Areas (GMAs), which cover most of the Luangwa Valley outside the National Wildlife Parks. The FISHERY AND IS DIVIDED INTO 9 DISTRICTS GMAs are Lupande (4,840 km2), Lumimba (4,500 km2), West Petauke (4,140 km2) and Sandwe (1,530 km2). The fishery sector in the province is not fully developed. The province has 1,703 fish farmers operating 2,333 fish ponds. The current fish output is 500 tonnes. Mambwe The estimated fish consumption in province is 5,000 tonnes and there is deficit CONSTITUENCY 3 NATIONAL WILDLIFE PARKS of 4,500 tonnes. Chipata The Province has nineteen (19) constituencies. Each constituency is represented by one (1) FORESTRY elected Member of Parliament (MP). 65 protected forest areas. These include 8 National and 57 Local Forests covering a total of 460,216 hectares FISH CONSUMPTION Petauke HORTICULTURE Katete Chadiza ubwi 658 NATIONAL PROTECTED AND 57 LOCAL FORESTS COVERING FOREST 460,216 HECTARES AREAS V The horticulture sector in the province covers fresh vegetables and fruits, which Nyimba Sinda include asparagus, tomato, onion, eggplant, cucumber, carrot, watermelon, MINERALS orange, lemon, banana, and mango. REPRESENTED19 Constituencies BY ONE ELECTED MP Gemstones which include: tourmaline, granite, garnets, aquamarine amethyst and quartz. The Province also has potential for the mining of gold, zinc, phosphate and copper FRESH VEGETABLES WARDS SOCIAL ECONOMIC PROFILE & FRUITS AGRO-PROCESSING The province has 169 wards. There is one (1) elected councilor per ward. The current agro processing activities in the province include: Peanut Butter HEALTH FACILITIES RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY Production, Animal or Stock Feed Production, Grain Milling (Rice, and Maize), The province is serviced with 1 Central Hospital, 1 General Hospital and The province is connected to the Port of Nacala by the Chipata-Mchinji (ICT) Edible Oil Production, Meat, Dairy, Cotton Ginning and Honey Processing. 9 District Hospitals. Mobile phone and internet in the province is provided by REPRESENTED169 WARDS BY ONE ELECTED COUNCILOR The HIV/AIDS prevalence is 9.3% and is free from rail line, which passes through Malawi. Plans exists to construct a 3 service epidemic outbreaks of yellow fever, ebola and cholera. 378 km rail line that will link Chipata-Mchinji rail line to the TAZARA providers, namely Zamtel, Airtel and MTN. rail line in Serenje. The total cost of the new rail line is US$2.3 billion CROP PRODUCTION and it is funded by the Chinese Government under the Infrastructure Development Project for Sub Sahara Africa. CONSTITUENCY • Maize 600,000 metric tonnes • Sunflower 43,825 metric tonnes —2015/2016 farming season —2015/2016 farming season The province has 2 (two) Paramount Chiefs and 55 chiefs AND1 GENERAL9 DISTRICT HOSPITALS HOSPITAL 3ZAMTEL PROVIDERS | AIRTEL | MTN • Cotton 72,000 metric tonnes • Groundnuts 31,278 metric tonnes US$ 2.3 BILLION —2015/2016 farming season — 2015/2016 farming season AND2 55PARAMOUNT CHIEFS CHIEFS EDUCATION FACILITIES TOTAL COST OF THE NEW RAIL FUNDED BY THE RADIO AND TELEVISION • Tobacco 8,000 metric tonnes • Soya beans 27,856 metric tonnes The Province has 2 Private Universities, CHINESE GOVERNMENT 3 Colleges, 3 Skills and Trades —2015/2016 farming season — 2015/2016 farming season Training Institutions, 94 Secondary Schools, 679 Primary Schools, 6 private radio stations and a national broadcaster ZNBC Radio 1 and 260 Early Childhood Centres and 36 Private Schools. The literacy rate DRY PORT AND BORDER FACILITIES 2. 3 Television Stations and Multichoice. POPULATION for the province is 47.6%. WHY INVEST IN EASTERN PROVINCE The province has no operational dry port facilities. However, plans exists WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION Population (as per 2015 Census Projection): 1,813,445 to construct a dry port at Chipata Railway Station at a cost €27 million. • Strategic location and short distance to port of Nacala in Mozambique Males: 897,841 (49.5%) Females: 915,604 (50.5%) Eastern Water and Sewerage Company (ESWC) provides water supply The province has 2 border posts at Mwami and Chanida. 1,150 km by rail from Chipata to Nacala Port Growth Rates: Province (2.7) Males (2.6) Female (2.8) 47.6% and sewerage services in all the urban and peri-urban areas of the LITERACY RATE FOR THE EASTERN PROVINCE province. The company only covers 70% of the urban population. 55% • Agro-climatic conditions that allow diverse range of agricultural of rural population have access to safe drinking water and 20% have production. ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE €27 MILLION access to proper sanitation services. COST OF THE CONSTRUTING PORT CHIPATA RAILWAY ST. • Availability of fertile and arable land: 2 million ha suitable for cultivation 49.5% 50.5% The Province has a total of 2,246 Km roads, out of which 800 Km Males 897,841 Females 915,604 1.1 million ha suitable for grazing. are paved and 1,446 Km are unpaved. • The province has abundant wildlife and forest. ACCESS55% TO SAFE ACCESS20% TO PROPER DRINKING WATER SANITATION WATER • The province is part of the Zambia Malawi-Mozambique Growth Triangle, LANGUAGE 2,246 Km AIR TRANSPORT which provides access to regional markets. DISTANCE FOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE One international Airport called Mfuwe International Airport. 1 domestic FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS • Availability of commercial banks and insurance companies. English is the official language with local languages airport located in Chipata. The Province has Aerodromes located in which include; Chichewa, Nsenga and Tumbuka • The province has active Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and. ENERGY Petauke, Katete and Lundazi Districts. There are 10 commercial banks providing retail banking services in the Industries Electricity supply in the province is provided by ZESCO, which supplies province. The banks include Zanaco Bank, Barclays Bank, Finance Bank, Investrust Bank, Natsave Bank, Indo-Zambia Bank, Stanbic Bank, First • hydropower to all urban areas in the province. There are 20 fuel filling There is stable political environment and responsive administrative set- National Bank, BancABC and Cavmount Bank. ENGLISH IS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE stations in the province. 1 DOMESTIC AIRPORT up. E WITH LOCIAL LANGUAGES IN CHICHEWA, NSENGA AND TUMBUKA • There is large pool of skilled manpower resources. • STATIONS20 FUEL IN THE PROVINCE FILLING 10 COMMERCIAL BANKS The province a youthful population with a median age of 30 years by 2025.
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