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Mutare

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Also known as Umtali

città dello Zimbabwe

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Place details

Locality
Mutare
Region
Manicaland
Country
Zimbabwe
Population
224,802
Timezone
Africa/Harare

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

107US AQIUnhealthy (sensitive)
PM2.5
53.4 µg/m³
PM10
57.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.name
Mutare
Settlement.other_name
Umtali
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Mutare aerial.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_caption
Aerial view of Central Mutare (October 2001)
Settlement.image_flag
Flag of Mutare.png
Settlement.image_shield
Mutare Coat of Arms.jpg
Settlement.nicknames
''Gateway to the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe's Gateway to the Sea''
Settlement.motto
Justice and Freedom
Settlement.pushpin_map
Zimbabwe
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Manicaland
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Mutare
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
1897

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Country
Zimbabwe
Population
224804
Elevation
1116
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.cityofmutare.com
Image
Mutare aerial.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Haarlem
topic's main category
Category:Mutare
Commons category
Mutare
inception
1897-00-00
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Travel guide

Get in

Mutare streetscape|thumb|upright=1.6

Get around

The town is small and walkable.

You can also take a ride on minibus combis for US$0.50.

See

thumb|upright=1.3|Kopje (tor) in the Marada Hills to the west

Do

The National Arts Gallery and Courtauld Theatre are two places in Mutare where you can go to experience some culture.

Buy

Stone sculptures can be found cheaply at the intersection going to the Mozambique border.

Eat

thumb|Bvumba Mountains to the south

Karen’s Kitchen (lunch), Green Coucal (lunch), Nando’s, Chinese in 1st street in Mutare, Hillside Sports Club (Good curry), Portuguese Club (prawns and chicken), Greek Club (good chicken), Wise Owl (go for the steak), Calvary (best sadza in town), Mira Sol (chicken or pasta) and Fasho.

White Horse Inn and Tony’s Café (great cakes) are very good and somewhat expensive places to eat in Bvumba.

Go next

Chimanimani — A small town with great hiking trails. Chimoio — Head into Mozambique. Chipinge Rusape

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Article · Italiano

Mutare (già Umtali fino al 1982) è la quarta città più popolosa dello Zimbabwe.È la capitale della provincia del Manicaland.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

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