[3] Bemba was the most spoken language with 31.80% speaking it, and Lala was the majority clan in the province, comprising 20.3% of population as of 2010.

The United National Independence Party (UNIP) was founded in Kabwe by Kenneth Kaunda, who later became the first President of Zambia and remained in office from 1964 to 1991.

This is a historic site, an isolated flat-topped hill, where in 1960, UNIP met for the first time, away from the eye of the colonial administration.

[4] It is still used for political gatherings, but the open air assemblies have been replaced by a conference centre built nearby at Mulungushi University.

Lukanga Swamp has been identified by the International Monetary Fund as a potential place for a fishing industry.

Precious metals are found in the Mkushi area, gold in Mumbwa, and coal in Kapiri Mposhi.

[18][self-published source] TAZARA, the Tanzania-Zambia railway line, has a major terminal in the city.

[22][16] Kundalila, a waterfall in Serenje district, is a declared national heritage site.

There is a Deputy Permanent Secretary, heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level.

There are eleven councils in the province, each of which is headed by an elected representative, called a councilor.

[40] The administrative staff of the council is selected based on the Local Government Service Commission from within or outside the district.

The government stipulates 63 different functions for the councils, with the majority of them being infrastructure management and local administration.

Councils are mandated to maintain each of their community centres, zoos, local parks, drainage systems, playgrounds, cemeteries, caravan sites, libraries, museums and art galleries.

They also work with specific government departments for helping in agriculture, conservation of natural resources, providing postal service, and establishing and maintaining hospitals, schools and colleges.

[44] As per the Living Condition Monitoring survey of 2015, malaria was the most common illness and accounted for 14.3% of reported deaths.

Wheat was the major crop in the province with 99,758 metric tonnes, constituting 49.51% of the national output.

[49] The Kulamba Kubwalo festival is attended by 250,000 people annually to pay tribute to their leader and celebrate the harvest.