Mbereshi
Mbereshi | |
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  Mbereshi Location in Zambia | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′S 28°47′E / 9.733°S 28.783°E | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Province | Luapula Province |
| District | Mwansabombwe District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Mbereshi[1] (also spelled and pronounced Mbeleshi) is a village in the Luapula Province of Zambia, named after the Mbereshi River on its north side. It is the site of a large mission founded in 1900 by the London Missionary Society. In 1915 the mission established Mbereshi Girls' School, the first girls' school in the territory, as well as a boys' school and a large hospital. The Girls school and Hospital are now Grant Aided institutions run by The United Church of Zambia. Mbereshi contains a number of examples of mission buildings, including a large church which is now part of the United Church of Zambia.[2]
Mbereshi lies on the main tarred highway of the Luapula River valley running from Mansa to Nchelenge and is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of Mwata Kazembe's town of Mwansabombwe.
References
[edit]- ↑ Chuba, Bwalya S. (2000). Mbeleshi in a history of the London Missionary Society. Pula Press. ISBN 99912-61-76-1. OCLC 47734407.
- ↑ Bwalya Chuba: "Mbeleshi in a history of the London Missionary Society". Pula Press, Gaborone, 2000.
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