Pemba is a small town (population about 4,000) located in Pemba District of the Southern Province of Zambia. It is situated on the [Lusaka–Livingstone Road](https://bliptext.com/articles/lusaka-livingstone-road), midway between Lusaka and Livingstone. The main ethnic group in the town are the Tonga. Pemba was declared a district by President Michael Chilufya Sata in 2012. Before that, it was part of Choma District.