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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.
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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]
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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 ]
Matabeleland North is bordered by Matabeleland South and Bulawayo to the south, Midlands to the east, Mashonaland West to the northeast, Botswana to the west, and Zambia to the north, which is separated from Zimbabwe by the Zambezi river. Matabeleland North has an area of 75,025 square kilometres (28,967 sq mi), amounting to 19.2% of the total ...