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Table 1 Summary statistics for households in each urban area. Population estimates variables come from LandScan

From: Food systems and rural-urban linkages in African secondary cities

Town Name

Population Estimate (2008)

Population Estimate (2018)

FEWS Net Livelihood Zones a

Supermarket Presence

Mean Household Income (ZMW)

Mean Household Food Expenditure (ZMW)

Batoka

793

5341

ZM 08

No

4042

1993

Choma

36,512

64,085

ZM 09

Yes

3387

1242

Chongwe

1756

13,998

ZM 08

No

1268

721

Itezhi-Tezhi

1571

14,426

ZM 07

No

1758

819

Kapiri Mposhi

20,258

56,193

ZM 12

Yes

3295

1294

Maamba

608

8712

ZM 08

No

1693

734

Mazabuka

42,285

35,055

ZM 08

Yes

3409

1227

Mbabala

63

1076

ZM 09

No

2870

1051

Mkushi

2549

18,486

ZM 11

No

3385

1593

Mpongwe

123

4882

ZM 11

No

1466

812

Namwala

5263

7839

ZM 08

No

1883

734

Nyimba

366

8118

ZM 16

No

2869

1290

Pemba

326

467

ZM 08

No

2979

1037

Petauke

2564

7041

ZM 16

No

1810

961

  1. a FEWS Net Zambia Livelihood Zones
  2. - ZM 07 - Kafue Plain Maize, Cattle and Fishing
  3. - ZM 08 - Commercial Rail Line Maize, Livestock and Cotton
  4. - ZM 09 - Southern Plateau Cattle, Maize and Tobacco
  5. - ZM 11 - Mkushi, Chisamba and Mpongwe Commercial Farming Block
  6. - ZM 12 - Central Copperbelt Maize, Cassava, and Sweet Potato
  7. - ZM 16 - Eastern Plateau Maize, Cotton and Groundnut