and the only food that grows well in it is cassava, which is the staple of the people on the island. The main settlements on Chilubi Island are Muchinshi, Bukotelo (headquarters of Chief Chiwanangala), Yombwe, Kashitu, Kapampa, Muule, and Santa Maria, a Catholic mission.

The island is served by passenger ferries from Samfya and Nsombo in Luwingu District and Chaba at the north end of the lake, and there is an airstrip at the mission,