# Mufulira

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'''Mufulira''' is a town in the [Copperbelt Province](/source/Copperbelt_Province) of [Zambia](/source/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](/source/Mufulira_District).<ref name="1R">{{cite web|url=https://www.zambia-info.org/country/town/1340/mufulira |title=Mufulira Travel Information |publisher=Zambia-info.org |date=2019 | author=Zambia-Info |access-date=22 May 2020 |location=Lusaka}}</ref>

==Geography==
===Location===
Mufulira is located approximately {{convert|19|km|0}} southwest of the town of [Mokambo](/source/Mokambo), at the international border with the [Democratic Republic of the Congo](/source/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo).<ref name="2R">{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mufulira,+Zambia/Mokambo,+Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo/@-12.6015126,28.1461927,9.5z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x196d18d26a3efb71:0x148df1d2866cfe62!2m2!1d28.2409671!2d-12.5502705!1m5!1m1!1s0x196d3c638e4bd9eb:0x80d8007f30b76717!2m2!1d28.3491169!2d-12.426521!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Mokambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | access-date=2 May 2020}}</ref> The [M4 road](/source/M4_Road_(Zambia)) connects Mufulira to [Kitwe](/source/Kitwe), {{convert|43|km|0}} to the south-west.<ref name="3R">{{google maps|title=Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Kitwe, Zambia |access-date=22 May 2020 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mufulira,+Zambia/Kitwe,+Zambia/@-12.6867469,28.0418465,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x196d18d26a3efb71:0x148df1d2866cfe62!2m2!1d28.2409671!2d-12.5502705!1m5!1m1!1s0x196ce605eca5524d:0xfbb3502bc576f8e4!2m2!1d28.2175744!2d-12.8231947!3e0}}</ref> The M4 also connects Mufulira to [Ndola](/source/Ndola), the seat Copperbelt, {{convert|70|km|0}} to the south-east.<ref name="4R">{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mufulira,+Zambia/Ndola,+Zambia/@-12.9172181,28.7419357,7.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x196d18d26a3efb71:0x148df1d2866cfe62!2m2!1d28.2409671!2d-12.5502705!1m5!1m1!1s0x196cb4e3a782fdc7:0x540fdfe500034f23!2m2!1d28.6498144!2d-12.9906407!3e0 |title=Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Ndola, Zambia |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>

Mufulira is connected to the Mokambo Border and eventually the [Luapula Province](/source/Luapula_Province) of Zambia by the [Congo Pedicle road](/source/Congo_Pedicle_road). The section from Mufulira to Mokambo is designated as the [M5 road](/source/M5_Road_(Copperbelt)) while the route through the [Congo Pedicle](/source/Congo_Pedicle) to the [Chembe](/source/Chembe) Border is named the Congo Pedicle road.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Roads and Road Traffic Act {{!}} National Assembly of Zambia |url=https://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/1492 |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=www.parliament.gov.zm}}</ref>

The [geographical coordinates](/source/Geographic_coordinate_system) of Mufulira are:12°32'08.0"S, 28°14'31.0"E ([Latitude](/source/Latitude):-12.535556; [Longitude](/source/Longitude):28.241944).<ref name="5R">{{google maps|title=Road Distance Between Mufulira, Zambia And Ndola, Zambia |access-date=22 May 2020 | url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mufulira,+Zambia/Ndola,+Zambia/@-12.9172181,28.7419357,7.75z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x196d18d26a3efb71:0x148df1d2866cfe62!2m2!1d28.2409671!2d-12.5502705!1m5!1m1!1s0x196cb4e3a782fdc7:0x540fdfe500034f23!2m2!1d28.6498144!2d-12.9906407!3e0}}</ref> Mufulira sits at an average [elevation](/source/elevation) of {{convert|4180|ft|0}} above [mean sea level](/source/mean_sea_level).<ref name="6R">{{cite web|publisher=Weatherspark.com |date=22 May 2020 |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/95297/Average-Weather-in-Mufulira-Zambia-Year-Round |title=Elevation of Mufulira, Zambia | author=Weather Spark |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>

==Overview==
The town of Mufulira developed around the Mufulira Copper Mine in the 1930s. A branch of [Zambia Railways](/source/Zambia_Railways), carrying freight only, serves the mine. Mufulira is the south-western end of the [Congo Pedicle road](/source/Congo_Pedicle_road) connecting the Copperbelt Province to the [Luapula Province](/source/Luapula_Province), making that province Mufulira's commercial [hinterland](/source/hinterland).<ref name="1R"/>

==Population==
In 1990, the population of Mufulira was 123,936 people. In 2000, there were 122,336 people. The 2010 population [census](/source/census) and household survey enumerated the population of the town at 151,309 inhabitants.<ref name="7R">{{cite web|title=Population of Zambian Cities and Urban Centres: Mufulira |publisher=Citypopulation.de | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/zambia/cities/?cityid=21535 |author=Central Statistical Office Zambia and City Population | date=14 July 2019 |access-date=28 May 2020}}</ref> The table below illustrates the same data in [tabular](/source/Table_(information)) format.

{| class="wikitable" 
! Year
! Population
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| 1990
| 123,936<ref name="7R"/>
|-
| 2000 
| 122,336<ref name="7R"/>
|-	
| 2010
| 151,309<ref name="7R"/>
|}

==Economy==
The '''Mufulira Mine''' is now owned and operated by ''[Mopani Copper Mines](/source/Mopani_Copper_Mines)'', which employs 10,000 permanent workers and produced about {{convert|300000|tonne|0}} of copper bars in 2007.{{Needs update|date=November 2025}} The Mufulira Copper [Smelter](/source/Smelting) was rehabilitated by SMEC [South Africa](/source/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=http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/cppr/af/za/p0005.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217192619/http://www.mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/cppr/af/za/p0005.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 February 2007 |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==
In Zambia, Mufulira is well known for being the home of [Mufulira Wanderers F.C.](/source/Mufulira_Wanderers_F.C.), a professional [soccer](/source/soccer) club.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="9R">{{cite web| url=https://kawowo.com/2020/04/03/goalkeeper-bwete-quits-mufulira-wanderers-over-coronavirus-concerns/ |title=Goalkeeper Bwete quits Mufulira Wanderers over Coronavirus concerns |
date=3 April 2020 |publisher=Kawowo.com |author=David Isabirye | access-date=22 May 2020 |location=Kampala}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[Abe Bekker](/source/Abe_Bekker), boxer, lived here
*[Kalusha Bwalya](/source/Kalusha_Bwalya), national soccer player and [African Footballer of the Year](/source/African_Footballer_of_the_Year) winner, in 1988, was born here.<ref name="1R"/>
*[Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba](/source/Frederick_Chiluba) (1943–2011), who served as the second president of Zambia, from 1991 until 2001, lived in Mufulira in the 1960s.<ref name="11R">{{cite web|url=https://eliasmunshya.org/2013/02/17/a-short-man-who-walked-tall-life-and-times-of-frederick-jacob-titus-chiluba-1943-2011/ |title=A Sort Man Who Walked Tall: The Life And Times of Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (1943—2011) |
publisher=Elias Munshya Organization |date=17 February 2013 | 
author=Elias Munshya |access-date=22 May 2020 | location=Lusaka}}</ref>
*[Robert Earnshaw](/source/Robert_Earnshaw), soccer player
*[Mike Harris](/source/Mike_Harris_(racing_driver)), racing driver who competed in the [1962 South African Grand Prix](/source/1962_South_African_Grand_Prix).
*[Dafydd James](/source/Dafydd_James), international [rugby](/source/Rugby_Union) player
*[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe](/source/Simon_Kapwepwe) (1922–1980), 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](/source/United_Progressive_Party_(Zambia)) political party, the only UPP MP elected.<ref name="12R">{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39JMAgAAQBAJ&q=Simon+Kapwepwe+Mufulira&pg=RA2-PA297 |title=Dictionary of African Biography: Kapwepwe Simon Mwansa (1922-1980) |author=Andy DeRoche | editor=Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates Jr |volume=1 |date=2012 | publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City |isbn=9780195382075 | access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
*[Christopher Katongo](/source/Christopher_Katongo), soccer player
*[Felix Katongo](/source/Felix_Katongo), soccer player
*[Kenneth Kaunda](/source/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.<ref name="10R">{{cite web|url=https://biography.yourdictionary.com/kenneth-david-kaunda |title=Kenneth David Kaunda Facts |access-date=22 May 2020 |publisher=Encyclopedia of World Biography |date=2010 | author=The Gale Group, Inc |location=Burlingame, California, United States}}</ref>
*[Robert John "Mutt" Lange](/source/Robert_Lange), songwriter and record producer
*[Levy Patrick Mwanawasa](/source/Levy_Mwanawasa) (1948–2008), who served as President of Zambia from 2001 until 2008, was born in Mufulira.<ref name="1R"/>
*[Samuel "Zoom" Ndhlovu](/source/Samuel_%22Zoom%22_Ndhlovu), soccer player and Zambia Soccer Team coach
*[Stevie Vann](/source/Stevie_Vann), singer
*[Kåre Becker](/source/K%C3%A5re_Becker), professional footballer

==See also==
* [Mopani Copper Mines](/source/Kitwe)
* [Copperbelt Province](/source/Copperbelt_Province) including the history of copper mining in Zambia

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130516061856/http://www.smec.com/Default.aspx?aProjId=953 Malachite Plant Extension in Mufulira]
*https://www.britannica.com/place/Mufulira
*https://www.zambia-info.org/country/town/1340/mufulira
*https://www.mindat.org/loc-4345.html

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Category:Mufulira District
Category:Populated places established in the 1930s
Category:Populated places in Copperbelt Province

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