Kaputa District

Kaputa District is a district of Zambia, located in Northern Province. The capital lies at Kaputa. As of the 2000 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 87,233 people.[1]

Kaputa District
District
District location in Zambia
Country Zambia
ProvinceNorthern Province
CapitalKaputa
Population
 (2000)
 • Total87,233
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

History

In March 2020, the district experienced severe flooding at Mofwe crossing point on the Mporokoso to Mununga road.[2]

Infrastructure

Education

In May 2017, Kaputa Boarding Secondary School built for an estimated ZMW 44 million (US$ 4.6 million) was opened to cater for 392 pupils.[3]

Utilities

In April 2022, the Kaputa Water and Sanitation Project built for ZMW 161 million (US$ 9.5 million) by Tomorrow Investments Limited was commissioned by the Country's Vice President Mutale Nalumango for improved access to clean and safe water supply for the residents in the district.

Economy

Agriculture

In 2020, farmers in Kaputa cultivated 2,362 hectares of rice with a yield of 2,347 metric tonnes. The Ministry of Agriculture in Kaputa has estimated that over 2,800 hectares of rice has been cultivated for the 2020 farming season. [4][5]

References
  1. "Districts of Zambia". Statoids. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  2. Lusaka Times (26 March 2020). "dmmu-deploys-officers-to-kaputa". lusakatimes.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. Daily Mail (26 May 2017). "kaputa-boarding-secondary-school-opens-its-doors". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  4. Daily Mail (14 February 2022). "kaputa-scaling-up-rice-production". daily-mail.co.zm. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  5. mwebantu (26 April 2022). "vice-president-mrs-w-k-mutale-nalumango-commissions-kaputa-water-and-sanitation-project". mwebantu.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.


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