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Bulawayo (/ b ʊ l ə ˈ w ɑː j oʊ /, /-ˈ w eɪ oʊ /; [3] Northern Ndebele: Bulawayo) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. [4] The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, [ 5 ] while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million.
The statue was sculpted by a Scottish sculptor, John Tweed [2] and was erected in Bulawayo city [3] centre in 1904. In February 1981, after Southern Rhodesia's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the statue was removed from the city centre; it was relocated to the centenary park at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. [4] [5]
The National Gallery in Bulawayo is a branch of the NGZ opened in 1970 in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo. It was located for some years in an old market building behind City Hall, but since 1993 has occupied Douslin House on Main Street, an elegant two-storey building of 1901. [ 4 ]
Matabeleland is a region located in southwestern Zimbabwe that is divided into three provinces: Matabeleland North, Bulawayo, and Matabeleland South.These provinces are in the west and south-west of Zimbabwe, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers and are further separated from Midlands by the Shangani River in central Zimbabwe.
Old Bulawayo is a historic settlement that was originally established by King Lobengula as his capital in 1870 soon after becoming king of the Matebele people. A museum was established in 1990 [ 1 ] Old Bulawayo is being rebuilt by the National Monuments and Museums of Zimbabwe.
Bulawayo, CBD, Bulawayo The statue of Joshua Nkomo is a monument to the Zimbabwean vice president Joshua Nkomo [ 1 ] [ 2 ] in Bulawayo , Zimbabwe's second largest city. The bronze statue was produced by the North Korean company Mansudae Art Studio [ 3 ] and is erected at the intersection of Joshua Nkomo Street and 8th Avenue. [ 4 ]
The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe is located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Leopold Takawira Avenue.. Designed by architect James Whalley, the museum officially opened in 1964, the museum contains exhibits illustrating the history, mineral wealth and wildlife of Zimbabwe, including the second largest mounted elephant in the world.
State House, formerly called Government House, is a former Government House in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was used by the British South Africa Company during their rule in Rhodesia. It was built by Cecil Rhodes in 1897 as his personal residence. [1] [2] It is now used as the official Bulawayo residence for the President of Zimbabwe. [3]