The Zambian terrain consists mainly of a high-altitude plateau, with some hills and mountains. Lusaka is located on the plateau, in south-central Zambia at 15°25′S 28°17′E, with an altitude of .  It is located  north east of the tourism capital, Livingstone, and  from Kitwe on the Copperbelt, Zambia's second city. Mpulungu, the most distant major Zambian town from Lusaka, lies  away on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. The city of Lusaka is coterminous with Lusaka District, and is the capital of Lusaka Province, which is Zambia's smallest but most populated province. The city borders Mumbwa to the west, Chilanga to the south and Chongwe to the east, all in Lusaka Province, while the Chisamba District of Central Province lies to the north.