Formally Fort Roseberry Town, Mansa District was created in 1900 in the Northern Region of Zambia. The district is located between Lake Bangweulu to the east and the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Mansa District is the provincial capital of Luapula Province of Zambia. It is 750 kilometres from the capital city Lusaka and 240 kilometres from Ndola which is the provincial capital of the Copperbelt Province. It lies on an approximate Latitude 11 degrees and 12 minutes south of the Equator and Longitude 28 degrees and 52 minutes east of the Greenwich. The district covers a total area of 7, 675.62 Square Kilometres. The district shares boundaries with seven districts, which are Mwense District to the North-West; Chipili, Chifunabuli and Lupososhi Districts to the North-East; Samfya District to the East; Milenge District to the South-East; Chembe District to the South-West; and an international boundary with DR Congo to the West and South.

Currently, Mansa district is made up of two parliamentary constituencies namely, Bahati and Mansa Central Constituencies and twenty Council wards, namely, Mutuna, Myulu, Mansa, Misakalala, Kampemba, Kaole, Chibeleka, Chipoka, Chofoshi and Katangashi Wards in Bahati Constituency and Chilyapa, Mulenshi, Chansunsu, Muchinka, Lukangaba, Fimpulu, Musaba, Mushipashi, Namwandwe and Lwingishi Wards in Mansa Constituency.

The Council is composed of an elected mayor, twenty elected Ward Councillors and three chiefs’ representatives, selected by all chiefs in the district.

The vision of Mansa District is to become a diverse City which responds to peoples’ needs in a sustainable way by 2030

To provide quality municipal services and a highly enabling environment for development through efficient, effective and well-coordinated municipal system to the municipality