Kasama: facts

At a glance

• Country: Zambia
• Region: Northern Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 179,636
• Coordinates: 10.2129° S, 31.1808° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lusaka (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Kwacha (ZMW)
• Distance to the capital, Lusaka: 657 km (408 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kasama Airport (KAA): 6.3 km (3.9 mi), straight line
• Songwe Airport (MBI, Tanzania): 271 km (168 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Winda: 41 km (26 mi)
• Tumbe: 57 km (35 mi)
• Simon: 59 km (37 mi)
• Yumbe Kolosa: 68 km (42 mi)
• Shinondo: 71 km (44 mi)