Bulawayo
Sign in to saveBulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million. Bulawayo covers an area of in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe that are also provinces.
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Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second-largest city and the main urban center of the Matabeleland region in the western part of the country. It holds special administrative status as one of only two cities in Zimbabwe that also function as provinces, making it an important regional center alongside the capital, Harare.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bulawayo
- Region
- Bulawayo Province
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 665,952
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- History
- Siege
- Modern era
- Suburbs
- Demographics
- Population census controversy
- Ethnic groups
- Economy
- Landmarks and institutions
- Government
- Culture
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Water supply
- Sports
- Transport
- Healthcare
- Education
- Primary schools
- Secondary and high schools
- Schools outside Bulawayo
- Higher education
- Media
- Newspapers
- Radio
- Television
- Internet
- Notable people
- International relations
- See also
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Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million. Bulawayo covers an area of in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe that are also provinces.
Bulawayo was founded by a group led by Gundwane Ndiweni around 1840 as the kraal of Mzilikazi, the Ndebele king and was known as Gibixhegu. His son, Lobengula, succeeded him in the 1860s, and changed the name to koBulawayo and ruled from Bulawayo until 1893, when the settlement was captured by British South Africa Company soldiers during the First Matabele War. That year, the first white settlers arrived and rebuilt the town. The town was besieged by Ndebele warriors during the Second Matabele War. Bulawayo attained municipality status in 1897, and city status in 1943.