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Gweru
Sign in to saveGweru, historically known as Gwelo, is the capital city of Zimbabwe's Midlands Province. Founded in 1894 as a military outpost by Leander Starr Jameson. the settlement grew from an area originally called "The Steep Place" by the Ndebele people, a reference to the high banks of the Gweru River. It achieved municipal status in 1914 and was declared a city in 1971.
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Gweru is a city in Zimbabwe, serving as the capital of Midlands Province. Established in 1894, it is situated at an elevation of approximately 1,424 meters above sea level. The city operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone and has a population of 141,260.
Administratively, Gweru is located within Midlands Province. It maintains twinned relationships with Birmingham, Tsumeb, and Manchester. The city’s official website is hosted on a WordPress platform.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gweru
- Region
- Midlands
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 158,200
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Gweru
- Settlement.other_name
- Gwelo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.motto
- Progress
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Boggies clock Gweru.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Gweru (coat of arms).png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Gweru in Zimbabwe
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Midlands
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1894
- Settlement.established_title2
- Incorporated (town)
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1914
- Settlement.established_title3
- Incorporated (city)
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get in
Gweru is 158 km from Bulawayo, 164 km from Masvingo, and 274 km from Harare.
See
thumb|upright=1.3|Eland-90 armored car at the Military Museum
Do
Antelope Park. Home to the African Lion Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) and the world’s first Lion Rehabilitation & Release into the Wild Programme, your stay at Antelope Park will not only leave you with memories that will last a lifetime, but also with the knowledge that you have personally helped contribute to the survival of the African Lion.Here you can walk with the lions, play with cubs, swim with lions and elephants and enjoy watching them play in a safe environment!
Eat
thumb|upright=1.3|Ruins of Naletale
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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Gweru, historically known as Gwelo, is the capital city of Zimbabwe's Midlands Province. Founded in 1894 as a military outpost by Leander Starr Jameson. the settlement grew from an area originally called "The Steep Place" by the Ndebele people, a reference to the high banks of the Gweru River. It achieved municipal status in 1914 and was declared a city in 1971.
As of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, Gweru has a population of 121,712 in the Rural district and 161,292 in the Urban district. The city serves as a regional hub for agriculture, particularly beef cattle ranching, crop farming and commercial gardening for export. In addition to its economic role, Gweru is an educational centre home to institutions such as Midlands State University, Mkoba Teachers College and Gweru Polytechnic. The city is nicknamed City of Progress.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gweru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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