Nakonde is a town in the Muchinga Province of Zambia, on the border with Tanzania.

It is located on the Great North Road, about 990 kilometres (615 mi), north-east of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia.

This is approximately 350 kilometres (217 mi), by road, north of Mpika, the largest city in the province.

[6] Nakonde lies on the main Highway that connects Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to Kapiri Mposhi, Isoka, through Nakonde and on to Tunduma and Dar es Salaam, in neighboring Tanzania.

However, inadequate housing, poor road infrastructure, lack of readily available grid electricity,[8] inadequate supply of potable water, an under-developed sewerage system, poor schools and the absence of a post-secondary educational institution (university), are some of the challenges facing the town.