Businesses in Chipata

Categories in Chipata

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station New car dealers Agricultural Production Agricultural wholesale Agrochemicals Supplier Farming Wholesale Grocer Wholesalers Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Catholic Church Churches City Courthouse Community Center Government Office Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall Mosques Non-Governmental Organization Non-Profit Organization Religion Religious Organization Seventh-day Adventist Church Social Services Organization State Police Electronics Store Mobile Phone Repair Shop Phone Repair Service Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development College Education Educational Institution Education Center Elementary School Kindergarten Middle School Primary School University Artist Graphic Designer Photography Studio Bakeries Bar & Grill Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Fast food restaurants Grocery stores and supermarkets Pub Restaurants Furniture stores Atm's Banks Financial Institution Cemetery Funeral Home Hospitals Medical clinic Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Back Office Business Center Business to Business Service Office supplies and stationery stores Print Shop Security Service Apartment Building Apartment Complex Holiday Apartment Rental Housing Complex Department stores General Store Home, Garden & Outdoor Living Liquor Store Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Supermarket Night Club Public parks Bed and breakfasts Bus Company Courier Service Guest House Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Lodging Motel Taxi Stand Transportation Service Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Chipata

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	81
Education	66
Churches	57
Other accommodation	43
Public administration	38
Grocery stores and supermarkets	34
Corporate management	25
Bars, pubs and taverns	22
Religion	21
Restaurants	20
Hospitals	19
Hardware store	19
Electronics stores	19

Chipata Facts

Area	5338.9 km²
Population	637,589
Male Population	314,953 (49.4%)
Female Population	322,636 (50.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+263.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+52.6%
Median Age	16.8 years (Male: 16.6, Female: 16.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,517 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-13.63333, 32.65000

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Chipata Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	175,378	328,105	417,811	564,340	637,589	700,266	756,613
Population Density	32.8 / km²	61.5 / km²	78.3 / km²	105.7 / km²	119.4 / km²	131.2 / km²	141.7 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chipata Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 52.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Chipata	+263.6%	+94.3%	+52.6%
Eastern Province, Zambia	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chipata Median Age

Median Age: 16.8 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Chipata	16.8 yrs	16.9 yrs	16.6 yrs
Eastern Province, Zambia	16.2 yrs	16.5 yrs	15.9 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Chipata Population Density

Population Density: 119 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Chipata	637,589	5,338.9 km²	119 / km²
Eastern Province, Zambia	1.8 million	51,208.2 km²	34.4 / km²
Zambia	16.1 million	751,093.4 km²	21.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Chipata Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Chipata

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Chipata

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Chipata Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,899	$1,480	$1,410	$1,596	$2,243	$2,303	$2,259	$2,517
Total GDP	$584.3M	$526.8M	$515.4M	$652.9M	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.4B	$1.6B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Chipata CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Chipata	255,391 tn	0.4 tn	47.8 tons/km²
Eastern Province, Zambia	707,324 tn	0.4 tn	13.8 tons/km²
Zambia	6,494,218 tn	0.4 tn	8.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Chipata CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	255,391 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	47.8 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (6.1)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/22/16	8:12 AM	4.4	78 km	10,000 m	78km WNW of Chipata, Zambia	usgs.gov
10/2/13	2:23 PM	4.5	84.6 km	10,000 m	82km NW of Chadiza, Zambia	usgs.gov
3/25/89	11:39 PM	3.3	82.9 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Chipata

Chipata, population 98,416, is the capital of the Eastern Province of Zambia. Having a boma, a market, a hospital, a shopping centre and a number of schools, Chipata is the business and administrative hub that serves the region. The town boasts a fou..

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