Sioma
Sioma is a town in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia.[1][2] It is located near the Ngonye Falls, some of the most notable on the Zambezi and are viewable from canoe or the road.[3][4][5][6] Sioma is adjacent to Sioma Ngwezi National Park.[7]
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History
There was an Iron Age settlement at the location of the current village.[8][9]
Some of the pottery in the village resembles that which is found in Nqoma, Angola.[10]
In 1881, the village was described by Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto as a hamlet. At the time, the Lui government forced local residents to act as porters for canoes attempting to get around the falls.[11] Two years later, James Dabney McCabe described the village the same way, as a hamlet.[12]
Location
It is located at 6.75 S–23.61 E.[13][14][15] It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Kalongola.[4] Another village close by is Siluanna.[16] Samabi is located 4 miles (6.4 km) away and Chanyati is located 5.8 miles (9.3 km) away.[17]
Vegetation
Vegetation in the area is Dry Kalahari woodland.[13]
Weather
Annually, the town gets an average of 737 millimetres (29.0 in) of rain.[13]
Climate data for Sioma, Zambia | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C | 22 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 23.9 |
Average low °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12.8 |
Average precipitation mm | 165 | 147 | 90 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 162 | 630 |
Average high °F | 72 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 75.1 |
Average low °F | 59 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 54.9 |
Average precipitation inches | 6.5 | 5.79 | 3.54 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 | 1.18 | 6.38 | 24.81 |
Average precipitation days | 19 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 94 |
Source #1: [17] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: [18] |
Buildings and industry
The Roman Catholic Church, St. Anthony, was founded in Sioma in 1953. The church was seen to by the Franciscan Missionary Srs for Africa.[19] The village has a hospital.[19] A safari company based in the town is Maziba Bay River Safaris.[20] There are elephants routes located near the town.[21]
The nearest airport is founded in Senanga, 42.9 miles (69.0 km) away.[17] The lack of an airport made it difficult to establish a refugee camp near the village.[22]
Industries in the village have included "ivory trade, river transport and porterage".[23] There have been efforts been made to develop tourism around the Sioma.[24]
See also
References
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