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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Zambia |
| Number | 10 Provinces |
| Populations | 711,657 (Muchinga) – 2,191,225 (Lusaka) |
| Areas | 8,454 sq mi (21,896 km2) (Lusaka) – 48,798 sq mi (126,386 km2) (Western) |
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Zambia is divided into 10 provinces for administrative purposes. Each province is headed by a minister appointed by the President and there are ministries of central government for each province. The administrative head of each province is the Permanent Secretary, appointed by the President. There are Deputy Permanent Secretary, heads of government departments and civil servants at the provincial level.[citation needed]
Provinces are further divided into districts and almost all the district headquarters are the same as the district names. Each of the 116 districts in the 10 provinces has a council which is headed by an elected representative, called councilor. Each councilor holds office for five years. Each council is responsible for raising and collecting local taxes and the budgets of the council are audited and submitted every year after the annual budget. Zambia has predominantly rural provinces and hence there are only four municipal councils. The government stipulates 63 different functions for the councils with the majority of them being infrastructure management and local administration.[citation needed]
Western Province is the largest in terms of area, having 126,386 square kilometres (48,798 sq mi), while Lusaka is the smallest with 21,896 square kilometres (8,454 sq mi). In terms of population, Lusaka is the most populated and most densely populated with a population of 2,191,225 and density of 100 persons per square kilometre.
Agriculture is the major profession in most of the provinces in Zambia. Maize, mixed beans, rice, sorghum, soya beans, sunflower, sweet potatoes and wheat are the major crops in the provinces. Among all provinces, Central has the maximum area of 391,593.23 ha (967,647.9 acres) constituting 20.64 per cent of the totals, while Luapula has the smallest area at 3.06 per cent.[citation needed]