# Kalulushi

Kalulushi is a town in the Copperbelt Province in north central Zambia. It is located on the M18 road, just west of Kitwe. Municipal (district) population was 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 Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines. 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 copper and cobalt mine, 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 eucalyptus, 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 trust school
* Chavuma high school
* Kalulushi high school
* Angels Park School
* Lions Park 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
* Chasi Academy school
* Chavuma Basic School

## Universities and Colleges

Kalulushi has one University and two College:
Zambia Catholic University is a private owned university located in President Avenue, Kalulushi, Zambia and run by the Zambia Episcopal Conference, the university is located in Kalulushi.
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.

## 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
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