Lufwanyama District, is approximately 130 Km’s from Ndola, the Provincial Capital and 455 Km’s from Lusaka, the Capital of Zambia. Lufwanyama is bordered by Kalulushi, Kitwe, Masaiti, Mpongwe, Luanshya, Mushindamo, Chingola Districts.

Lufwanyama was part of Ndola Rural District, until its establishment by an Order of the President in 1997. This was necessitated by the vastness of Ndola rural and the need to bring service delivery closer to the local communities. Ndola Rural District was then split into Lufwanyama, Masaiti and Mpongwe Districts.

The District consists of one constituency and 20 wards. The major tribes in Lufwanyama are Lamba and Kaonde, with Lamba being the predominant language of communication. Traditional communities are organized on the basis of villages often led by village headmen/women. Traditional authority is vested in Chiefdoms. There are Six chiefs namely, Chieftainess Shimukunani, Chief Nkana, Chief Mukutuma, Chief Shibuchunga, Chief Fungulwe and Chief Lumpuma. The District has a population of 114,768 with an estimated annual growth rate of 2.2 per cent.