Sioma

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Ngonye Falls

Sioma is a town in Shangombo District, Western Province, Zambia.[1][2] It is located near the Ngonye Falls, some of the most notable on the Zambezi and are viewable from canoe or the road.[3][4][5][6] Sioma is adjacent to Sioma Ngwezi National Park.[7]

History

There was an Iron Age settlement at the location of the current village.[8][9]

Some of the pottery in the village resembles that which is found in Nqoma, Angola.[10]

In 1881, the village was described by Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto as a hamlet. At the time, the Lui government forced local residents to act as porters for canoes attempting to get around the falls.[11] Two years later, James Dabney McCabe described the village the same way, as a hamlet.[12]

Location

It is located at 6.75 S–23.61 E.[13][14][15] It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Kalongola.[4] Another village close by is Siluanna.[16] Samabi is located 4 miles (6.4 km) away and Chanyati is located 5.8 miles (9.3 km) away.[17]

Vegetation

Vegetation in the area is Dry Kalahari woodland.[13]

Weather

Annually, the town gets an average of 737 millimetres (29.0 in) of rain.[13]

Climate data for Sioma, Zambia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C 22 20 23 25 23 22 21 25 27 28 27 24 23.9
Average low °C 15 16 15 13 11 9 7 10 13 15 15 14 12.8
Average precipitation mm 165 147 90 21 0 0 0 0 0 15 30 162 630
Average high °F 72 68 73 77 73 72 70 77 81 82 81 75 75.1
Average low °F 59 61 59 55 52 48 45 50 55 59 59 57 54.9
Average precipitation inches 6.5 5.79 3.54 0.83 0 0 0 0 0 0.59 1.18 6.38 24.81
Average precipitation days 19 16 16 7 1 0 0 1 1 6 9 18 94
Source #1: [17]
Source #2: [18]

Buildings and industry

The Roman Catholic Church, St. Anthony, was founded in Sioma in 1953. The church was seen to by the Franciscan Missionary Srs for Africa.[19] The village has a hospital.[19] A safari company based in the town is Maziba Bay River Safaris.[20] There are elephants routes located near the town.[21]

The nearest airport is founded in Senanga, 42.9 miles (69.0 km) away.[17] The lack of an airport made it difficult to establish a refugee camp near the village.[22]

Industries in the village have included "ivory trade, river transport and porterage".[23] There have been efforts been made to develop tourism around the Sioma.[24]

See also

References

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