Mufulira District | |
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![]() District location in Zambia | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Copperbelt Province |
Capital | Mufulira |
Area | |
• Total | 1,279.2 km2 (493.9 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 200,182 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Mufulira District is a district of Zambia, located in Copperbelt Province. The capital lies at Mufulira. As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 200,182 people. [1] It is divided into three constituencies, namely Mufulira, Kantanshi and Kankoyo. [2] [3]
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Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the immediate post-independence period, but its economic importance was severely damaged by a crash in global copper prices in 1973. The province adjoins the Haut-Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is similarly mineral-rich.
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.
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