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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 South African postal code system was previously used in Namibia, then "South West Africa", including the enclave of Walvis Bay, which remained part of South Africa until 1994. It was allocated the number range 9000–9299. [6] Following independence, use of the South African postal code system was discontinued. [7]
Kwa-Bulawayo (prefixed according to context with 'gu-' or 'kwa-') was the royal kraal of Shaka Zulu, and as such was the capital of the early Zulu Empire. It was founded after Shaka's conquest of the Ndwandwe kingdom, in around 1820. During the conflict, Shaka made a stand outside Kwa-Bulawayo, facing two thousand Ndwande who returned from ...
The school campus is situated at the corner of Netherby Drive and Welby Road in the suburb of Sunnyside in the city of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. This is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), by road, north of the central business district of Bulawayo. [ 1 ]
It is located about 100.6 kilometres (62.5 mi) by road, southwest of Bulawayo, the nearest large city. [3] Plumtree sits on the main road between Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and Francistown in Botswana, about 94 kilometres (58 mi), further southwest from Plumtree. [4]
1896/97 - Siege of Bulawayo during the Second Matabele War [4] 1897 Bulawayo becomes a municipality. [1] State House, Bulawayo completed as "Government House". [4] I.G. Hirschler becomes mayor. Railway to South Africa begins operating. [1] 1899 - Railway to Salisbury and Mozambique begins operating. [1] 1900 - Beira–Bulawayo railway opened. [4]
Bradfield is located in Bulawayo District, Matabeleland North Province, in the city of Bulawayo, the second-largest business and industrial center in Zimbabwe, after the capital, Harare, located approximately 460 kilometres (286 mi), by road, to the northeast.
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