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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 name "Zimbabwe" stems from a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe, a medieval city in the country's south-east.Two different theories address the origin of the word. Many sources hold that "Zimbabwe" derives from dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as "houses of stones" (dzimba = plural of imba, "house"; mabwe = plural of ibwe, "stone").
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa lying north of the Tropic of ... Climate data for Harare (1961–1990, extremes 1897–present) Month Jan Feb ...
Harare Metropolitan Province is divided into four local government areas - a city council, a municipality and two local boards. Harare Province has an area of 872 square kilometres (337 sq mi), equal to 0.22% of the total area of Zimbabwe. It is the second-smallest in area of the country's provinces, after the city-province of Bulawayo.
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]
Zimbabwe is: a landlocked country; Location: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa. East Africa; Southern Africa; Time zone: Central Africa Time ; Extreme points of Zimbabwe High: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m (8,504 ft) Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m (531 ft) Land boundaries: 3,066 km Mozambique 1,231 km Botswana 813 km
The 23-hectare (57-acre) site is situated on a ridge seven kilometres from Harare, towards Norton. Its stated purpose is to commemorate Patriotic Front guerrillas killed during the Rhodesian Bush War , and contemporary Zimbabweans whose dedication or commitment to their country justify their interment at the shrine.
1982 18 April: City renamed "Harare." [23] 1984 – Harare Publishing House established. [24] 1985 – Karigamombe Centre built. 1986 – September: City hosts Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. Harare in the 1990s. 1990 Sister city relationship established with Cincinnati, US. [25] ZANU–PF Building is completed