Gwanda
Sign in to save225px|thumb|right|Mtshabezi River in Gwanda Gwanda is a town in Zimbabwe. It is the capital of the province of Matabeleland South, one of the ten administrative provinces in the country. It is also the district capital of Gwanda District, one of the seven administrative districts in the province.
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Place details
- Locality
- Emadramini
- Region
- Matabeleland South
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 26,700
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
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Key facts
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- Gwanda
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Zimbabwe
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- inline
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- Location in Zimbabwe
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- Country
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- Province
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- Districts of Zimbabwe
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- Municipality
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- Matabeleland South
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- Gwanda District
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Located in
- Gwanda District
- Population
- +14450
- Elevation
- +982
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Matabeleland South Province
- Image
- Mchabezi GW.jpg
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225px|thumb|right|Mtshabezi River in Gwanda Gwanda is a town in Zimbabwe. It is the capital of the province of Matabeleland South, one of the ten administrative provinces in the country. It is also the district capital of Gwanda District, one of the seven administrative districts in the province.
==Location== The town is located , by road, south east of the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city. This location lies on the Bulawayo–Beitbridge Road and the Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway. The town of Beitbridge, at Zimbabwe's border with the Republic of South Africa, lies , further southeast on Highway A-6. The coordinates of Gwanda, Zimbabwe are: 20°56'20.0"S, 29°01'07.0"E (Latitude:-20.938889; Longitude:29.018611). Gwanda sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Gwanda is known to have long, hot summers, and short, cool winters. Gwanda is also quite dry as compared to the rest of the country, and is therefore prone to drought.