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Dialling code 242 (or 0242 from within Zimbabwe) Harare (/ həˈrɑːreɪ / 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]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 September 2024. Country in Southeastern Africa For other uses, see Zimbabwe (disambiguation). Republic of Zimbabwe Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Unity, Freedom, Work" Anthem: " Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe " Location of Zimbabwe (dark green) Capital and largest city Harare 17°49′45″S 31°03′08 ...
History of Zimbabwe. Until roughly 2,000 years ago, what would become Zimbabwe was populated by ancestors of the San people. Bantu inhabitants of the region arrived and developed ceramic production in the area. A series of trading empires emerged, including the Kingdom of Mapungubwe and Kingdom of Zimbabwe.
The population of Zimbabwe has grown during the 20th century. This is in accordance with the model of a developing country with high birth rates and falling death rates, resulting in relatively high population growth rate (around 3% or above in the 1960s and early 1970s).
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. As of the 2022 census, the province has a population of 2,427,209, [1] of whom 1,849,600 live in Harare proper, 371,244 in Chitungwiza ...
History of Zimbabwe. 1890 – Fort Salisbury founded in Mashonaland by British South Africa Company. [1] 1891 – Mashonaland Herald and Zambesian Times newspaper begins publication. [2] 1896 – Salisbury Polo Club formed. Harare Township built. [1] Salisbury attains municipal status.
National Heroes' Acre (Zimbabwe) Coordinates: 17°50′04″S 30°59′14″E. Looking down to the statue of the unknown soldier. National Heroes' Acre or simply Heroes' Acre is a burial ground and national monument in Harare, Zimbabwe. The 23-hectare (57-acre) site is situated on a ridge seven kilometres from Harare, towards Norton.
On 9 November 2017, Harare International Airport was officially, and controversially, renamed after the second President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, [5] a decision that was announced earlier in September 2017 and sparked a controversy, as many Zimbabweans felt that too many places in the country ...