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Ndola, city, capital of Copperbelt province, north-central Zambia. It is located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo near Kitwe.

Ndola is one of the largest cities in the country. It is linked by road and rail to the capital, Lusaka, and to Livingstone and thus to Zimbabwe, as well as to Congo and Tanzania. Industries include a metallurgical plant, a sugar refinery, a tire factory, an auto-assembly plant, and various mine service industries. It is now the terminus of the Tazama fuel pipeline from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The town is home to the Copperbelt Museum and Northern Technical College (1964). Pop. (2000) 374,757; (2010 prelim.) 455,194.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna.