Mufulira Explained

Official Name:Mufulira
Pushpin Map:Zambia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Zambia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Zambia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Copperbelt
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mufulira District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:151309
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-12.5356°N 28.2419°W
Elevation Ft:4180
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cwa

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]

Geography

Location

Mufulira is located approximately 19km (12miles) southwest of the town of Mokambo, at the international border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A tarmac highway to the south-west (the M4 road) connects Mufulira to Kitwe, 43km (27miles) away.

The city of Ndola, the commercial and transport hub of the Copperbelt, lies approximately 105km (65miles), by road, southeast of Mufulira. A shorter, less well-maintained road (the M4 road) exists and measures 70km (40miles).

Mufulira is connected to the Mokambo Border and eventually the Luapula Province of Zambia by the Congo Pedicle road. The section from Mufulira to Mokambo is designated as the M5 road while the route through the Congo Pedicle to the Chembe Border is named the Congo Pedicle road.

The geographical coordinates of Mufulira are:12°32'08.0"S, 28°14'31.0"E (Latitude:-12.535556; Longitude:28.241944). Mufulira sits at an average elevation of 4180feet above mean sea level.[2]

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 south-western end of the Congo Pedicle road connecting the Copperbelt Province 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.[3] The table below illustrates the same data in tabular format.

YearPopulation
1990123,936
2000 122,336
2010151,309

Economy

The Mufulira Mine is now owned and operated by Mopani Copper Mines, which employs 10,000 permanent workers and produced about 300000tonne 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] [4]

Sports

In Zambia, Mufulira is well known for being the home of the successful Mufulira Wanderers F.C., a professional soccer club.[1] [5]

Notable people

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mufulira Travel Information . Zambia-info.org . 2019 . Zambia-Info . 22 May 2020 . Lusaka.
  2. Web site: Weatherspark.com . 22 May 2020 . Elevation of Mufulira, Zambia . Weather Spark . 22 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Population of Zambian Cities and Urban Centres: Mufulira . Citypopulation.de . Central Statistical Office Zambia and City Population . 14 July 2019 . 28 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Overview of Copper Mining In Zambia . https://web.archive.org/web/20070217192619/http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/cppr/af/za/p0005.htm . dead . 17 February 2007 . Mbendi South Africa . 17 November 2000 . Mbendi South Africa . 22 May 2020 . Archived from the original on 17 February 2007 . Cape Town.
  5. Web site: Goalkeeper Bwete quits Mufulira Wanderers over Coronavirus concerns . 3 April 2020 . Kawowo.com . David Isabirye . 22 May 2020 . Kampala.
  6. Web site: A Sort Man Who Walked Tall: The Life And Times of Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (1943—2011) . Elias Munshya Organization . 17 February 2013 . Elias Munshya . 22 May 2020 . Lusaka.
  7. Book: Dictionary of African Biography: Kapwepwe Simon Mwansa (1922-1980) . Andy DeRoche . Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates Jr . 1 . 2012 . Oxford University Press . New York City . 9780195382075 . 22 May 2020.
  8. Web site: Kenneth David Kaunda Facts . 22 May 2020 . Encyclopedia of World Biography . 2010 . The Gale Group, Inc . Burlingame, California, United States.