Shiwang’andu district is located in the north-east part of the country and is approximately 716 Km from the national capital of Lusaka and 103Km from Chinsali the provincial capital of Muchinga Province. The district was created in 2012 and shares borders with Kasama District in the west, Mungwi in the northwest, Chama District in the east, Mpika in the south and Chinsali in the north.
The name of the district originates from Lake Shiwang’andu which means as the lake of crocodiles and it’s also a major tourist attraction of the district natural feature database.
The province has a total area of approximately 9,837 square kilometres and has 17 wards. Out of the total surface area, 60% is arable land, 25% is land under mountains, wetlands and game management areas.