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Harare (/ h ə ˈ r ɑːr eɪ / hə-RAR-ay), [5] formerly Salisbury, is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe.The city proper has an area of 982.3 km 2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census [6] and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. [6]
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold: internationally recognized sovereign states. The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN) Vatican City (administered by the Holy See, a UN observer state), which is generally recognized as a ...
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, [3] with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most common. Zimbabwe is a member of the United Nations, the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The region was long inhabited by the San, and was settled by Bantu peoples around 2,000 years ago.
Prior to independence in 1980, English had been the official language of Zimbabwe's antecedents since the arrival of white rule in the region. During the Company-rule period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, English was established as Rhodesia 's official language by the British South Africa Company . [ 6 ]
An enlargeable basic map of Zimbabwe. Pronunciation: / z ɪ m ˈ b ɑː b w eɪ / Common English country name: Zimbabwe; Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean; Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe; International rankings of Zimbabwe; ISO country codes: ZW ...
Since Harare is a Shona word, that is the correct pronunciation. It is also the pronunciation used in television and radio advertisements by the Harare City Council, and in official (verbal) statements made by its senior officers. I believe that qualifies Huh - rah - reh as (pronunciation-wise) the self-identifying term for the entity involved.
Zimbabwean English (ZimE; en-ZIM; en-ZW) is a regional variety of English found in Zimbabwe.While the majority of Zimbabweans speak Shona (75%) and Ndebele (18%) as a first language, standard English is the primary language used in education, government, commerce and media in Zimbabwe, giving it an important role in society. [2]
Zimbabwe currently has ten provinces, two of which are cities with provincial status. Zimbabwe is a unitary state, and its provinces exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate. Provinces are divided into districts, which are divided into wards. The Constitution of Zimbabwe delineates provincial governance and powers.