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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 Executive Mayor of Bulawayo is the executive of the government of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Mayor is a member of the Bulawayo City Council, and is assisted by a deputy mayor. The Mayor uses the style "His Worship". [1] The current mayor is David Coltart since 11 September 2023.
1926 - Rhodes Matopos National Park established near Bulawayo. 1927 - Bulawayo Technical School established. 1931 - Catholic Mission of Bulawayo established. [5] 1934 - Bulawayo Club building constructed. 1943 - Bulawayo attains city status. [1] 1950 - Rainbow Hotel built. [6] 1957 - Bulawayo Thermal Power Station (coal-fired thermal power ...
Lucia Evans (born 1982), winner of the 2006 Irish TV talent show You're A Star, born in Bulawayo; Stanley Fischer (born 1943), governor of the Bank of Israel; Duncan Fletcher (born 1948), cricketer, former coach of England national cricket team and Indian national cricket team; Roy Garden (born 1961), lawn and indoor bowler
The name "Zimbabwe", based on a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe, an ancient ruined city in the country's south-east, was first recorded as a term of national reference in 1960, when it was coined by the black nationalist Michael Mawema, [5] whose Zimbabwe National Party became the first to officially use the name in 1961. [6]
The Bulawayo City Council is the governing authority of the city of Bulawayo in terms of Zimbabwe 2013’s constitution Amendment 20. There 29 councilors representing the 29 wards in that city. [ 1 ] These councilors are elected by the residents of Bulawayo .
Bulawayo South is on the southern end of the city of Bulawayo. It is a predominantly black working-class area, with some middle- and upper-class areas. Roughly 85% of the inhabitants of the constituency are Ndebele-speaking and roughly 10% of the constituency is Shona-speaking.
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.