Choma: facts

At a glance

• Country: Zambia
• Region: Southern Province
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 98,974
• Coordinates: 16.8089° S, 26.9875° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lusaka (UTC+02:00)
• Currency: Kwacha (ZMW)
• Distance to the capital, Lusaka: 209 km (130 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI): 167 km (104 mi), straight line
• Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA, Zimbabwe): 188 km (117 mi), straight line
• Kariba Airport (KAB, Zimbabwe): 205 km (127 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kalomo: 59 km (37 mi)
• Maamba: 64 km (40 mi)
• Sinazongwe: 71 km (44 mi)
• Monze: 79 km (49 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Mazabuka, 133 km (83 mi)