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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.
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]
Graeme Hick (born 1966), Zimbabwean-born English cricketer; Jason Hitz (born 1980), cricketer and rugby union player; David Houghton (born 1957), former Zimbabwean cricketer and coach of Zimbabwean cricket team; Derek Hudson (1934–2005), conductor; Susan Huggett (born 1954), field hockey player; Kubi Indi, development activist and businesswoman
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.
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.
Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway; Bradfield, Zimbabwe; Breedon Everard Raceway; Bulawayo Central; Bulawayo City Council; Bulawayo East; Bulawayo Solid Waste Energy Plant; Bulawayo South; Bulawayo Thermal Power Station
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]
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.