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Mufulira
Zambia
Mufulira, town, north-central Zambia. Mufulira is situated just southwest of the frontier with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is one of the country’s chief copper-mining centres; the rich local deposits have been exploited for many years. Smelting and refining of copper and an explosives-manufacturing plant are surface industries in the town. Pop. (2000) 122,336; (2010 prelim.) 140,000.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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