Welcome to Chipata

Found this:

"Kum’mawa" is a Nyanja word, meaning, "to the east"
Some 550km North east of Lusaka, 15km from the boarder with Malawi and about one and a half hours drive from Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, lies this small but important town, Chipata, surrounded on almost all it’s sides by hills, hence the name Chipata, meaning "gateway".
Not only should it be true to be a gateway because of the hills, but also due to the fact that this town acts as a gateway to South Luangwa National Park one of Zambia’s tourist attraction centres and also it’s boarder location with Malawi.
This bustling town used to be an important trading post called Fortjameson in the early part of the 19th century when Zambia used to be called Northern Rhodesia.
When you are approaching this town from Lusaka, a Welcome arch signaling the beginning of this bustling town will not miss your sight.
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April 15, 2008 | Filed Under Chipata, Chipata Zambia, Eastern Province

 

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