rainfall, both are experienced during October. The annual rainfall is less than 750 mm in the region. Demography As per 2010 Zambian Census, Lusaka's population was 2,238,569, making it the most populated province. The majority of this population is concentrated in its smallest district, which is Lusaka District, with its population of 1,747,152 at the 2010 Census (current projection in 2019 is 2,627,716) or 79% of the province's total, with a population density of 4,180.8 people per km2. The province has the population highest growth rate, with an average of 4.6%, compared to the national growth rate of 2.8%. In 2000, it was the second most populated province from the Copperbelt province, with a population of 1,391,329. However, as of the previous census growth rate, Lusaka had surpassed the Copperbelt as the most populated province. Population of Districts A compilation of districts of Lusaka with their respective populations source of information in data As of 2011, the President of Zambia, the late Michael Sata, made Chilanga its own district (A separate district from Lusaka, The Capital City Of Zambia). Chilanga covers a small area separating Lusaka and Kafue along the Great North Road as well as a large area to the west of Lusaka Central before Shibuyunji District, making Chilanga District larger than Lusaka (also making Lusaka the smallest district in area, albeit with the largest population). As Of 2018, the President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, moved Shibuyunji district from Lusaka province to Central Province as part of a development plan for the area. Excluding Shibuyunji District (officially now part of Central Province), Lusaka Province has 7 districts as of March 2018. Ethnicity Lusaka is an ethnically diverse province and is the only province in Zambia without a single ethnic group making up a third of the Population. The Bemba form the largest ethnicity at 20.2%, while the largest ethnic cluster is the Nyanja cluster (comprising Chewa, Nsenga, Chikunda, Kunda and Ngoni) making up 30.5%. The native Soil, Goba and Chikunda people only markup 0.8%,0.6% and 1.2% respectively. Other natives are the Nsenga Luzi (of Luangwa District)). There is also a considerable presence of Europeans, Asians and other African nationalities. Languages The most spoken language in Lusaka is ciNyanja, a language that exhibits the melting pot that the Province has become. ciNyanja is a lingua franca which is close to ciChewa, ChiNsenga, other languages of Eastern Province and notable influence