Katete
Katete is a city in Zambia with a population of about 45,402.
Katete is a medium-sized town in the Eastern Province of Zambia, and is headquarters of Katete District. The town is at the foot of rocky hills which lie to its east, including Mpangwe Hill and Kangarema Hill, which rise to 1600 m. The hills are surrounded by cultivated fields. Katete lies on the Great East Road about 90 km south-west of the provincial capital, Chipata, at an elevation of 1060 m on the watershed between the middle Luangwa River and the Zambezi. In the town is a major road junction, with a surfaced road branching off and running 50 km to the Mozambique border and connecting with Tete on the Zambezi 339 km to the south-east.
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About Katete
| Country | Zambia |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 03 |
| Population | 45,402 |
| Local currency | ZMW |
| Coordinates | -14.0500, 32.0833 |
| Time zone | Africa/Lusaka |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Town |
| Distance to the capital | 435 km · Lusaka |
| Population (Zambia) | #34 most populated in Zambia |
| Where on Earth | 14°3′0″S · 32°4′60″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 1,564 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 8,455 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Lilongwe (Malawi) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 14.05, -147.92 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 4,904 km |
| Dubai | 5,037 km |
| Paris | 7,583 km |
| Moscow | 7,779 km |
| London | 7,927 km |
| Singapore | 8,078 km |