The ten provinces of Zambia are divided into a total of 116 districts as of 2018.
Article 109 in part VIII of the constitution of Zambia deals with local government. It states only that there should be some form of local government, and that this local government should be based on democratically elected councils on the basis of universal adult suffrage.
From 1997 until the 2011 election, Zambia was subdivided into 72 districts. After the 2011 election, a total of 45 new districts were created by Michael Sata and Edgar Lungu, bringing the total to 116 districts since April 2018.
Central Province is composed of 11 districts.
Copperbelt Province is composed of 10 districts.
Eastern Province is composed of 15 districts.
Luapula Province is composed of 12 districts.
Lusaka Province is composed of 6 districts.
Muchinga Province is composed of 8 districts, with consideration of gazetting Chilinda area in Chinsali as the 9th district.
Northern Province is composed of 12 districts.
North-Western Province is composed of 11 districts.
Southern Province is composed of 15 districts. The provincial capital was moved from Livingstone to Choma in 2012, with Livingstone retaining the status of national tourist capital.
Western Province is composed of 16 districts.