Mulobezi
Mulobezi is a small town in the Western Province of Zambia, and the centre of its timber industry. Timber extends into Southern Province with which the town is economically linked.
Mulobezi | |
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  Mulobezi Location in Zambia | |
| Coordinates: 16°47′S 25°10′E | |
| Country |  Zambia |
| Admin. division | Southern Province |
| Elevation | 3,202 ft (976 m) |
| Climate | Cwa |
Extensive forests of Zambian Teak grow on the sandy soils of the south-west part of Southern Province and the south-east part of Western Province. To extract the timber the Mulobezi Railway was built from Livingstone in the 1920s and once extended beyond Mulobezi to the north-west. Today, commercially viable stocks of the slow-growing teak trees are virtually used up and the timber industry is a shadow of its former self.
Transport
The railway still operates a weekly service from Livingstone with Mulobezi as the terminus.
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