Lunga District is one of the newly created districts in the Luapula Province of Zambia. It was declared a district in 2012 by Michael Sata^[1] (by splitting Samfya District^[2]). The district comprises archipelago of islands in the Bangweulu Wetlands in the South East of Lake Bangweulu.

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Lunga District
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District location in Zambia
Country	Zambia
Province	Luapula Province
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

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Lunga district has nineteen learning institutions. Thirteen primary schools, five community schools and one private school.^{[citation needed]}

The Bangweulu wetlands in Lunga District are expansive clear water wetlands in the south-east of Lake Bangweulu. The Bangweulu wetlands are renowned to be the haven for numerous avian species and other wild life species.^{[citation needed]} Unique to the wetlands are the beautiful Black Lechwe and the Shoebill Stock.^{[citation needed]}

The Unga speaking people of Lunga District depend on cassava mostly and fishing is their main source of income.^{[citation needed]}