Kalulushi is a town in the

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in north central

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. It is located on the M18 Road, just west of

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. Municipal (district) population 75,806 at the 2000 census. Kalulushi emerged as a planned company town with the development of mining Companies in the mid-20th century - initially housing the main offices for the

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. Economic activity in Kalulushi (as well as the surrounding area) declined severely with the closure of 2 Shaft and 7 Shaft Mining sites. There is a famous story of the origin of the name Kalulushi. The story goes like this. Two gentlemen went hunting for rabbits. Rabbits, in the local Lamba language, are referred to as "kalulu." During their hunt they eventually spotted one rabbit. One of the gentlemen in excitement called out "kalulu!". The other gentlemen quietly told his friend, "shhhh" in order to avoid alarming the rabbit and prevent the rabbit from running away. So that's how the name Kalulushi came about. And so the story goes. Kalulushi was established in 1953 as a company town for workers at the nearby Chibuluma

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and

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, and it became a public town in 1958. It is located 14 km (9 mi) west of Kitwe, the nearest rail station, at an altitude of 1,260 m (4,130 ft). The city's major employer is Chambishi metals. The Chati Forest Reserve west of the city manages large plantations of

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, tropical pine, and other exotic tree species supplying wood for the mining industry. The Woods are also supplied to ZESCO an electricity company.

Schools in Kalulushi

Kalulushi has the second of the two independence stadiums in Zambia and boasts of a unique roundabout which has five (5) roads connecting to it. The town is home to Chibuluma Rugby Club and Kalulushi Modern Stars FC both playing in the country's top flight leagues in rugby and football respectively * Kalulushi trust school * Chavuma high school * Kalulushi high school * Mitobo Combined school * Lubuto Basic School * Masamba Basic School * Kankonshi secondary school * St. Marcellins secondary school * Chati south boarding school * Third-Day private school * Bwaka Private School

Universities and Colleges

Kalulushi has one University and two College:

Zambia Catholic University The Zambia Catholic University (ZCU) is located along Ntundwe Drive, Kalulushi, Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East A ...

is a private owned university located in President Avenue, Kalulushi,

and run by the Zambia Episcopal Conference, the university is located in Kalulushi, 15.2 km (15 minutes drive) from the city of Kitwe. The university opened in April 2008. As of 2011, degrees could be earned in education, development studies, business administration, economics, banking and finance, accountancy, human resource management and business information technology. In June 2011, student enrollment stood at 386. Extracurricular activities include rowing, football, basketball, volleyball, bocce ball, the ''Utopian'' university magazine, the Social Action Committee and student unions for Catholics and non-Catholics. The District is also home two colleges: '
Kalulushi College of Nursing (KCN
'') is a privately owned College which is located in Tigwilizane street off President Avenue, the college which offers Nursing training was opened in 2017 and it has about 500 students. Chibuluma College of Health Sciences is on a 12 hectare piece of land along the road to Chibuluma Mine. The college offers self-catering accommodation. The college has a multi-purpose sports court catering for tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer. The college also has a tuckshop on campus

Mining

Kalulushi has the following mines: * 2 Shaft - Closed in the 90's * 7 Shaft - Closed in 2005 * Chambishi Metals Plc * NFC Africa Mining Plc * Chibuluma Mines Plc * Chambishi Copper Smelter * Kagem Mining Limited * Gemcanton Mining Services Ltd

References

Populated places in Copperbelt Province Kalulushi District {{Zambia-geo-stub