Businesses in Solwezi

Categories in Solwezi

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Gas Station Tire Shop Agricultural Production Agricultural wholesale Building Materials Supplier Farming Mining equipment Wholesalers Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Catholic Church Churches Community Center Evangelical Church Government Office Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Non-Profit Organization Religion Religious Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Social Services Organization Computer Support and Services Electronics Store Software Company Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development College Education Education Center Elementary School High School Middle School Primary School Graphic Designer Media House Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Cafes Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Internet cafes Pub Restaurants Furniture stores Nurseries and garden supplies Atm's Banks Loan companies Hospitals Medical clinic Barbers Beauty salons Advertising Agency Back Office Business Center Business to Business Service Office supplies and stationery stores Print Shop Apartment Building Apartment Complex Condominium Complex Housing Complex General Store Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Gym Bed and breakfasts Courier Service Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Lodging Serviced Accommodation Transportation logistics Transportation Service Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Solwezi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	65
Education	45
Shopping	42
Other accommodation	38
Apartments	30
Restaurants	24
Bars, pubs and taverns	23
Clothing stores	20
Grocery stores and supermarkets	20
Electronics stores	19
Banks	18
Corporate management	18

Solwezi Facts

Area	25317.3 km²
Population	382,127
Male Population	189,978 (49.7%)
Female Population	192,149 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+698.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+103.3%
Median Age	16.4 years (Male: 16.5, Female: 16.3)
Neighborhoods	Kansanshi Golf Estate
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-12.16880, 26.38938

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Solwezi Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	47,884	121,765	187,945	335,032	382,127
Population Density	1.9 / km²	4.8 / km²	7.4 / km²	13.2 / km²	15.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Solwezi Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 78.3% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Solwezi	+599.7%	+175.1%	+78.3%
North-Western Province, Zambia	+482.9%	+146.7%	+67.3%
Zambia	+225.7%	+99.2%	+53.3%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Solwezi Median Age

Median Age: 16.4 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Solwezi	16.4 yrs	16.3 yrs	16.5 yrs
North-Western Province, Zambia	15.7 yrs	15.9 yrs	15.4 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Solwezi Population Density

Population Density: 15.1 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Solwezi	382,127	25,317.3 km²	15.1 / km²
North-Western Province, Zambia	917,851	125,352.1 km²	7.3 / km²
Zambia	16.1 million	751,093.4 km²	21.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Solwezi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1900 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Solwezi

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Solwezi

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Solwezi CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Solwezi	153,169 tn	0.4 tn	6 tons/km²
North-Western Province, Zambia	369,844 tn	0.4 tn	3 tons/km²
Zambia	6,494,218 tn	0.4 tn	8.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Solwezi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	153,169 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (7.9)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
7/14/14	1:21 PM	4.4	97.8 km	14,130 m	75km NE of Kasempa, Zambia	usgs.gov
6/8/14	2:40 AM	4.1	62.7 km	10,000 m	62km W of Solwezi, Zambia	usgs.gov
12/29/07	11:40 PM	3.7	89.1 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/12/04	11:35 AM	4.4	57.7 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/12/04	10:22 AM	4.7	72.4 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
5/12/04	9:45 AM	4.7	73.6 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
6/9/96	8:12 PM	5	56.4 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
12/1/88	9:58 PM	4.7	43.4 km	33,000 m	Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
3/14/88	9:51 AM	4.1	34.4 km	10,000 m	Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov
7/28/87	6:41 PM	3.5	51.6 km	10,000 m	Democratic Republic of the Congo	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Solwezi

is the capital of the North-Western Province of Zambia. Solwezi has approximately 65,000 inhabitants at an elevation of 1235 m above sea level. Kaonde is the largest tribe represented in Solwezi, in addition to large numbers of Lunda and Luvale spe..

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