Chililabombwe (formerly named Bancroft) is a small town in Copperbelt Province, Zambia. It is located near the Democratic Republic of the Congo border. The name Chililabombwe means 'place of the croaking frog' in the local language of Lamba. Originally is called Bancroft after Canadian geologist, Dr. Joseph Austen Bancroft (1882-1957). The town has a population of 87 000 based on census data from 2010, making it one of the largest towns in the Copperbelt. The town is on the T3 road, 20 km north of the neighbouring town of Chingola, and approximately 17 km south of the large border market of Kasumbalesa. The town's main economic activity is copper mining.
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Chililabombwe District also has small communities like Konkola. Konkola town is the home of Konkola Copper Mine.
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Towns around Chililabombwe
- Chingola19 km S
- Chambishi39 km SE
- Mufulira50 km SE
- Mokambo57 km E
- Kalulushi61 km SE
- Kitwe65 km SE
- Lubumbashi87 km NW
- Kipushi92 km NW
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