Chozi, Zambia


Chozi is a small town in the Nakonde District of Muchinga Province of Zambia, approximately west of the border town of Nakonde. The Mwenzo Mission is based here. Politically it belongs to the Nakonde constituency. There is a river of the same name, the Chozi River, and the Chozi Floodplain where crops are grown.
Chozi is connected by Chozi railway station. Copper, lead and zinc are transported through here. In 1978 some 4,907 tonnes of copper and 548 tonnes of lead and zinc were left at Chozi for an entire month during transportation. The town sits at an average elevation of, above sea level.
Chozi marks the northern end of the Nseluka–Kayambi–Chozi Road, that connects Mungwi District to the south and Nakonde District to the north. The road, measuring, was previously of gravel surface. It was improved to class II bitumen surface, with culverts and drainage channels, during the late 2010s.

Population

According to the 2010 national population census Chozi had 7,131 people, with 3,503 males and 3,628 females.

Health

Chozi is served by Chozi Rural Health Centre, a health facility under the administration of the Zambian Ministry of Health.