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==Economy==
==Economy==
The '''Mufulira Mine''' is now owned and operated by ''Mopani Copper Mines'', which employs 10,000 permanent workers and produced about {{convert|300000|tonne|0}} of copper bars in 2007. The Mufulira Copper Smelter was rehabilitated by SMEC South Africa. Production and employment levels went down from the 1969 peak when the Copperbelt made Zambia the world's 4th largest copper producer.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="8R">{{cite web| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217192619/http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/cppr/af/za/p0005.htm |title=Overview of Copper Mining In Zambia |publisher=Mbendi South Africa |date=17 November 2000 |author=Mbendi South Africa |access-date=22 May 2020 | format=Archived from the original on 17 February 2007 | location=Cape Town}}</ref>
The '''Mufulira Mine''' is now owned and operated by ''Mopani Copper Mines'', which employs 10,000 permanent workers and produced about {{convert|300000|tonne|0}} of copper bars in 2007. The Mufulira Copper [[Smelting|Smelter]] was rehabilitated by SMEC South Africa. Production and employment levels went down from the 1969 peak when the Copperbelt made Zambia the world's 4th largest copper producer.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="8R">{{cite web| url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217192619/http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/cppr/af/za/p0005.htm |title=Overview of Copper Mining In Zambia |publisher=Mbendi South Africa |date=17 November 2000 |author=Mbendi South Africa |access-date=22 May 2020 | format=Archived from the original on 17 February 2007 | location=Cape Town}}</ref>


==Sports==
==Sports==

Revision as of 21:18, 30 May 2020

Mufulira
Specimen of native copper from the Mufulira Mine
Specimen of native copper from the Mufulira Mine
Mufulira is located in Zambia
Mufulira
Mufulira
Location in Zambia
Coordinates: 12°32′08″S 28°14′31″E / 12.53556°S 28.24194°E / -12.53556; 28.24194
Country Zambia
ProvinceCopperbelt Province
DistrictMufulira District
Elevation
4,180 ft (1,270 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
151,309
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
ClimateCwa

Mufulira, is a town in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Mufulira means "Place of Abundance and Peace". The town developed around the Mufulira Copper Mine in the 1930s. The town also serves as the administrative capital of Mufulira District.[1]

Location

Mufulira is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the town of Mokambo, at the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] A tarmacked highway to the south-west connects Mufulira to Kitwe, 43 kilometres (27 mi) away.[3]

The city of Ndola, the commercial and transport hub of the Copperbelt, lies approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi), by road, southeast of Mufulira. A shorter, less well-maintained road exists and measures 70 kilometres (43 mi).[4]

The geographical coordinates of Mufulira are:12°32'08.0"S, 28°14'31.0"E (Latitude:-12.535556; Longitude:28.241944).[5] Mufulira sits at an average elevation of 4,180 feet (1,274 m) above mean sea level.[6]

Overview

The town of Mufulira developed around the Mufulira Copper Mine in the 1930s. A branch of Zambia Railways, carrying freight only, serves the mine. Mufulira is the western end of the Congo Pedicle road connecting the Copperbelt to the Luapula Province, making that province Mufulira's commercial hinterland.[1]

Population

In 1990, the population of Mufulira was 123,936 people. In 2000, there were 122,336 people. The 2010 population census and household survey enumerated the population of the town at 151,309 inhabitants.[7] The table below illustrates the same data in tabular format.

Year Population
1990 123,936[7]
2000 122,336[7]
2010 151,309[7]

Economy

The Mufulira Mine is now owned and operated by Mopani Copper Mines, which employs 10,000 permanent workers and produced about 300,000 tonnes (330,693 tons) of copper bars in 2007. The Mufulira Copper Smelter was rehabilitated by SMEC South Africa. Production and employment levels went down from the 1969 peak when the Copperbelt made Zambia the world's 4th largest copper producer.[1][8]

Sports

In Zambia, Mufulira is well known for being the home of the successful Mufulira Wanderers F.C., a professional soccer club.[1][9]

Notable people

Mufulira as been and is home to many notable Zambians, including the following: (a) Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (3 September 1948–August 2008), who served as President of Zambia from 2001 until 2008, was born in Mufulira.[1] (b) Robert John "Mutt" Lange lived here. (c) Abe Bekker, boxer, also lived here (d) Samuel "Zoom" Ndhlovu, soccer player and Zambia Soccer Team coach (e) Robert Earnshaw, soccer player (f) Christopher Katongo, soccer player (g) Felix Katongo, soccer player (h) Dafydd James, international rugby player (i) Robert John "Mutt" Lange, songwriter and record producer and (j) Kalusha Bwalya, national soccer player and African Footballer of the Year winner, in 1988, was born here.[1]

Former residents

Kenneth Kaunda (born 1924), the founder President of Zambia, in office from 1964 until 1991. In 1948, he served as a teacher and boarding master at Mufulira Upper School.[10]

Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (30 April 1943–18 June 2011), who served as the second president of Zambia, from 1991 until 2001, lived in Mufulira in the 1960s.[11]

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe (12 April 1922 – 26 January 1980), who served as Vice President of Zambia from 1967 until 1970. He served as member of parliament for Mufulira West Constituency from December 1971 until February 1972, under the UPP political party, the only UPP MP elected.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Zambia-Info (2019). "Mufulira Travel Information". Lusaka: Zambia-info.org. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Mokambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Kitwe, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Ndola, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Ndola, Zambia" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ Weather Spark (22 May 2020). "Elevation of Mufulira, Zambia". Weatherspark.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Central Statistical Office Zambia and City Population (14 July 2019). "Population of Zambian Cities and Urban Centres: Mufulira". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ^ Mbendi South Africa (17 November 2000). "Overview of Copper Mining In Zambia" (Archived from the original on 17 February 2007). Cape Town: Mbendi South Africa. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ^ David Isabirye (3 April 2020). "Goalkeeper Bwete quits Mufulira Wanderers over Coronavirus concerns". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. ^ The Gale Group, Inc (2010). "Kenneth David Kaunda Facts". Burlingame, California, United States: Encyclopedia of World Biography. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  11. ^ Elias Munshya (17 February 2013). "A Sort Man Who Walked Tall: The Life And Times of Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (1943—2011)". Lusaka: Elias Munshya Organization. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  12. ^ Andy DeRoche (2012). Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates Jr (ed.). Dictionary of African Biography: Kapwepwe Simon Mwansa (1922-1980). Vol. 1. New York City: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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