{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |name = Kipushi |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = Commune |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo<!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position =top |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption =Location in the Democratic Republic of the Congo <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|DR Congo}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Haut-Katanga |subdivision_type2 = Territory |subdivision_name2 = Kipushi |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |<!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of =2012 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =132861 |population_density_km2 =auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = Central Africa Time |utc_offset = +2 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|11|46|01|S|27|13|59|E|region:CD|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = 1329 |elevation_ft = |blank1_name_sec2 = Climate |blank1_info_sec2 = Cwa <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} thumb|left|''A day in Kipushi''. '''Kipushi''' is a town in Haut-Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies 35 km southwest of the city of Lubumbashi, very close to the border with Zambia, at an altitude of 1329 m (4363 ft).<ref>''National Geographic Atlas of the World: Revised Sixth Edition'', National Geographic Society, 1992</ref> The main economic activity of the town is mining. Kipushi is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sakania–Kipushi.
==Climate== Kipushi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cwa'').
{{Weather box |location = Kipushi |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan mean C = 21.3 |Feb mean C = 21.4 |Mar mean C = 21.2 |Apr mean C = 20.4 |May mean C = 18.1 |Jun mean C = 15.5 |Jul mean C = 15.2 |Aug mean C = 17.4 |Sep mean C = 20.8 |Oct mean C = 22.7 |Nov mean C = 22.2 |Dec mean C = 21.3 |year mean C = 19.8 |Jan precipitation mm = 258 |Feb precipitation mm = 261 |Mar precipitation mm = 206 |Apr precipitation mm = 53 |May precipitation mm = 4 |Jun precipitation mm = 1 |Jul precipitation mm = 0 |Aug precipitation mm = 0 |Sep precipitation mm = 2 |Oct precipitation mm = 44 |Nov precipitation mm = 178 |Dec precipitation mm = 260 |year precipitation mm = |source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name = "Climate-Data.org">{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/48374/|title = Climate:Kipushi|accessdate = 10 April 2014 |publisher = Climate-Data.org}}</ref> }}
== Kipushi Mine == {{main|Kipushi Mine}} The Kipushi Mine (formerly Prince Léopold Mine) produces copper, lead and zinc. Ore occurs in open spaces and collapse breccias along a fault zone. The primary zinc-rich ore body contains the minerals sphalerite, galena, pyrite, and arsenopyrite, accompanied by renierite, and some germanite and gallite. These minerals were overprinted by a formation of mostly copper-rich minerals, including cobalt-bearing chalcopyrite, and germanium and silver-bearing bornite, plus molybdenite. The ore body is estimated to have contained 70 million tonnes of ore, with an average of 4.8% Cu, 8.8% Zn and 0.5% Pb. From 1925 to 1986 the mine at Kipushi produced 3.8 million tonnes of copper, 5.9 million tonnes of zinc, 0.4 million tonnes of lead, 45,000 tonnes of cadmium, and 120 tonnes of germanium, plus other elements.
==Notable residents== *Ilunga Mande Zatara - Olympic marathon runner for DR Congo *Mulumba Lukoji - Former Prime Minister of DR Congo
== References == {{Reflist}} * Höll, R., Kling, M., and Schroll, E., 2007, Metallogenesis of germanium - A review: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 30, p. 145-180.
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Category:Populated places in Haut-Katanga Province Category:Communes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo–Zambia border crossings
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