Central address: Mapepo Rd, Mufulira, Zambia
Elevation: 1283.652
Time Zone: Africa/Lubumbashi
Latitude: 12° 33' 0.972'' S
Longitude: 28° 14' 27.4812'' E
Mufulira ("Place of Abundance") is a town with a population of 125,336 (2007) in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. It was established in the 1930s around the site of the Mufulira Copper Mine on its north-western edge. The town is 16 km from the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is the start of the Congo Pedicle road connecting the Copperbelt to the Luapula Province, making that province Mufulira's commercial hinterland. A tarred highway to the south-west connects Mufulira to Kitwe (40 km) and Chingola (55 km), and another to the south-east connects to Ndola (60 km), the commercial and transport hub of the Copperbelt. A branch of Zambia Railways, carrying freight only, serves the mine.
The latitude of Mufulira is -12.550270, and the longitude is 28.240967. Mufulira is a city is located at Zambia with the gps coordinates of 12° 33' 0.972'' S and 28° 14' 27.4812'' E. The elevation of Mufulira is 1283.652, the time zone is Africa/Lubumbashi.
| Latitude | -12.550270 | Longitude | 28.240967 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 1283.652 | DMS Lat | 12° 33' 0.972'' S |
| DMS Lng | 28° 14' 27.4812'' E | GeoHASH | ktu0dek3qhp72 |
| UTM Zone | 35L | UTM Easting | 634820.276195147 |
| UTM Northing | 8612280.0776364 | Time Zone | Africa/Lubumbashi |
| Country | Zambia | Country Code | 260 |