Chilubi

Satellite image: The shores of Chilubi Island are lined with villages while the interior consists of patches of wooded grassland.

The soil is largely sandy and not so fertile, and the only food that grows well in it is cassava, which is the staple of the people on the island.

The main occupation of the island is fishing and subsistence farming, with some employment provided by schools, a health centre, the District Council and the mission.

Chilubi is unique in Zambia, being the only one of the 116 district headquarters or bomas on an island, with no road connections.

[1] During the colonial era, the island was visited regularly but infrequently by the local Government representative, who would hold discussions with the local chiefs and sub-chiefs, to learn of their problems and to explain Government Policies, as well as to take a census, and collect taxes.