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'''Lusaka''' is the [[capital city|capital]] and largest city of [[Zambia]]. One of the fastest-developing cities in Southern Africa, Lusaka is located in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about 1,279 metres (4,195 feet). {{As of|2010}}, the city's population is about 1.7 million, while as the urban population is  2.4 million. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading [[Great North Road, Zambia|north]], [[Livingstone Road|south]], [[Great East Road|east]] and [[Great West Road, Zambia|west]]. English is the official language of the city, but [[Chewa language|Nyanja]] and [[Bemba language|Bemba]] are also common.