Chavuma is a town in North Western Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

, lying immediately south of the border with Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

. It lies on the Zambezi River and the M8 road. Local attractions include the Chavuma Falls

Chavuma Falls

Chavuma Falls is a small waterfall on the Zambezi River in northwestern Zambia close to the border with Angola and the town of Chavuma. During the wet season they are generally overwhelmed by the flow of the river, but become visible as the dry season progresses. They are only a few metres high....

, while a market

Market

A market is one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange. While parties may exchange goods and services by barter, most markets rely on sellers offering their goods or services in exchange for money from buyers...

 takes place on the border, permitting people from both nations to trade

Border trade

Border trade, in general, refers to the flow of goods and services across theinternational borders between jurisdictions. In this sense, it is a part of normal legal tradethat flows through standard export/import frameworks of nations...

.
Chavuma has a population of fewer than 25,000 mostly from the Luvale people. Most are subsistence farmers and fishermen.
The Chavuma area has rich traditions, including the Makishi dancers, Mwali, and Chilende. With relative peace in Angola there is a lot of cross border trade.
Chavuma also has an American mission school and hospital (Christian Mission in Many Lands) that was built in the 1900s.