Mpika is one of the 8 districts in Muchinga Province of the Republic of Zambia. The district was founded in 1901 and was administered through a sub-center that was set up at Makanga’s Village on the banks of the lwitikila river. However, owing to security challenges the Sub-center was then moved to the location now known as Mpika Boma chosen for its convenient rise and location that was protected by a high range of hills. Mpika was one of the largest District in Zambia with land size of 41,000 square kilometers not until in 2017 when Kanchibiya and Lavushimanda were created out of it and now the district stands land size 17,166.67 Square Kilometer.

Mpika District lies between UTM Coordinates 331,288.13 E and 8,691,995.68 N or DMS: Latitude 11◦49’40.8828’’S and Longitude 31◦27’4.7880’’E.

The district shares boundary with Lavushimanda district in the South – west, shiwang’andu district in the North, kanchibiya in the North – West and Chama in North-East, Lundazi and Mambwe on the South – Eastern part.

The Distrct is approximately 647 km away from Lusaka the capital city of Zambia, 177.7 km away from Chinsali the Provincial headquarters of the Muchinga Province and 210 km from Kasama the provincial capital for Northern Province. The major roads that connect the district to the rest of the country and beyond is the Great North Road and Kasama is through M1

Mpika district is also connected by railway network and happens to be the headquarters for the Tazara Zambia Railways for the Northern Region. Air transport is also one way of accessing the district and the district air strip is located approximately 7 km from District Administration in the area called Chibansa

Mpika has a huge potential for investment in various sectors. The district also offers a good connectivity owing to the availability of modes of transports namely air, railway and road.

Mpika has the population approximate of 152,475, the main economic activities are farming and the district offers myriad of opportunities for investment and owing to its location, connectivity and availability of natural resources there is need to explore these opportunities so that the district can also contributions to the GDP for the nation. Some of the identified possible areas for investment include;

• Energy
• Agriculture
• Livestock
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Recycling
• Hotel and Tourism
• Transportation
• Banking
• Commence