They are famous for their large herds of cattle with livestock farming, not surprisingly, their main economic activity.

[2] Other major settlement areas in the district are Kabulamwanda, Muchila, Maala, Mbeza and Chitongo.

The Ila people, the traditional inhabitants of Namwala District, engage mostly in cattle herding, fishing, hunting and subsistence farming.

[2] The Ila are closely related in language and culture to their more numerous Tonga neighbours in Southern Province.

The Ila speaking people of Zambia reside mainly in the administrative districts of Namwala, Itezhi-Tezhi and Mumbwa spread over seventeen chiefdoms.