Mbala District is situated in the Northern Province of the Republic of Zambia. It shares international boundaries with the Republic of Tanzania in the north, and district boundaries with Senga in the southeast, Nakonde in the east, Kasama in the south and Mpulungu in the west. The district has a surface area of about 10,832 Km2 . Mbala district has an altitude ranging from 400m above sea level in the western side where the Great Rift Valley lies and 2,067m above sea level in the South-eastern side where Nsunzu Mountain is, the highest mountain peak in the district. Temperatures range from 15o C in the cold season to 29o C in the hot season. On average, the district receives 1,200 mm of rainfall annually which is good for agriculture. Mbala District has 9 wards: Nsunzu, Lwandi, Kawimbe, Mwamba, Mwambezi, Kazimolwa, Moto Moto, Intala and Kalambo Ward.

Our Tourist Attractions

The Kalambo Falls

The Kalambo Falls, Zambia’s tallest water falls standing at 235 metres tall is a single drop water fall located on the boarder of Zambia and Tanzania at the South East end of Lake Tanganyika.
Downstream of the falls is the gorge with a width of about 1km and a depth of 300 meters.

In 2023, archaeologists announced the discovery of wooden structures estimated to be 476,000 years old predating Homo Sapiens, making the Kalambo Falls one of the most important archaeological sites in Africa.

The MotoMoto Museum

Motomoto Museum located 4.2km Northeast of Mbala Town is the second largest Museum in Zambia after Livingstone Museum, furnished with a magnificent display of ethnography and cultural artifacts.

It was officially opened in 1974 and named after Bishop Joseph Dupont a pioneer missionary who was nicknamed “Moto Moto” meaning fire in Swahili language.

The Museum houses collections of weapons of World War I, earliest tools used by mankind, Slavery, Trade and Natural History artifacts.

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