Shurugwi
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Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe, is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about south of Harare, with a population of 22,900 according to the 2022 census. The town was established in 1899 on the Selukwe Goldfield, which itself was discovered in the early 1890s, not long after the annexation of Rhodesia by the Pioneer Column.
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- Locality
- Shurugwi
- Region
- Midlands
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 23,304
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Shurugwi
- Settlement.other_name
- mthambeka Thembisa
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Shurugwi
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Midlands Province
- Settlement.established_date
- 1899
- Settlement.founder
- British South Africa Company and Willoughby's Consolidated Company
- Settlement.population_total
- 22,900
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.timezone1
- CAT
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +2
- Settlement.blank_name_sec1
- Climate
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
- Cwb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Located in
- Midlands Province
- Population
- 16866
- Elevation
- 1483
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
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- inception
- 1899-00-00
- P12749
- Scutellaria minor
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Industry and agriculture
- Natural resources
- Facilities
- Education
- Notable residents
- References
Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe, is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about south of Harare, with a population of 22,900 according to the 2022 census. The town was established in 1899 on the Selukwe Goldfield, which itself was discovered in the early 1890s, not long after the annexation of Rhodesia by the Pioneer Column.
The town lies in well wooded, hilly and picturesque country at an altitude of about and is well watered having a typical annual rainfall of . On a clear day, it is quite possible to see the hills around Masvingo and Great Zimbabwe, with the latter being over away.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shurugwi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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