Mulungushi Dam

The Mulungushi Dam located 50 kilometres southeast of , , was constructed by the Broken Hill Development Company on the and opened in 1925 by the Prince of Wales to provide hydroelectric power to the Broken Hill Mine in Kabwe.
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Mulungushi Dam

Latitude
-14.63403° or 14° 38′ 3″ south
Longitude
28.844° or 28° 50′ 38″ east
Elevation
1,060 metres (3,478 feet)
Open location code
5GQC9R8V+9H
Geo­Names ID
904513
Wiki­data ID
Q6935230
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swahili—“Mulungushi Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mulungushi Dam
  • Chinese: 穆隆古希大坝
  • Dutch: Mulungushi stuwdam
  • Egyptian Arabic: سد مولونجوشى
  • Italian: diga di Mulungushi
  • Russian: Дамба Мулунгуши
  • Swahili: Bwawa Mulungushi

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