Chama

Chama is the town that is the government seat of the Chama district in the Eastern Province of . Chama is populated by the Senga and some Tumbuka peoples. Chisenga is the primary language, though Chitumbuka is widely understood and spoken, as is Nyanja.
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  • Type: Town with 12,900 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Zambia
  • Also known as: “Chama, Zambia”

Chama

Latitude
-11.2164° or 11° 12′ 59″ south
Longitude
33.1586° or 33° 9′ 31″ east
Population
12,900
Elevation
765 metres (2,510 feet)
Open location code
5GWMQ5M5+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2700186407
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
920901
Wiki­data ID
Q1060403
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Zulu—“Chama” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Чама”
  • Cebuano: “Chama”
  • Chinese: “恰巴”
  • Chinese: “查馬”
  • Dutch: “Chama”
  • French: “Chama”
  • Fulah: “Chama, Zambia”
  • German: “Chama”
  • Italian: “Chama”
  • Japanese: “チャマ”
  • Moksha: “Чама”
  • Polish: “Chama”
  • Portuguese: “Chama (zâmbia)”
  • Portuguese: “Chama”
  • Romanian: “Chama, zambia”
  • Romanian: “Chama, Zambia”
  • Romanian: “Chama”
  • Silesian: “Chama”
  • Tumbuka: “Chama (Kamphemba), Chama”
  • Tumbuka: “Chama, Chama”
  • Tumbuka: “Chama”
  • Ukrainian: “Чама”
  • Western Mari: “Чама”
  • Zulu: “Chama, Zambiya”

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