Mbereshi River
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The Mbereshi River drains the northern Zambia
n plateau north of Kawambwa
and flows west into the Luapula
valley. It enters the Luapula swamps near the Mofwe Lagoon
. It gives its name to the village and former mission of Mbereshi
situated near its south bank.
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....
n plateau north of Kawambwa
Kawambwa
Kawambwa is a town in the Zambian province of Luapula located on the edge of the northern Zambian plateau above the Luapula valley at an altitude of 1300 m...
and flows west into the Luapula
Luapula River
The Luapula River is a section of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. It is a transnational river forming for nearly all its length part of the border between Zambia and the DR Congo...
valley. It enters the Luapula swamps near the Mofwe Lagoon
Mofwe Lagoon
The Mofwe Lagoon is the largest of several lagoons in the Luapula River swamps south of Lake Mweru, in the Luapula Province of Zambia.-Geography:...
. It gives its name to the village and former mission of Mbereshi
Mbereshi
Mbereshi is a village in the Luapula Province of Zambia, named after the Mbereshi River on its north side. It was the site of a large mission founded in 1900 by the London Missionary Society. In 1915 the mission established the first girls' school in the territory, as well as a boy's school and a...
situated near its south bank.