Bulawayo
Bulawayo | |
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City and province | |
View of Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) from Pioneer House by Prince Phumulani Nyoni. The CBD is 5.4 square kilometres and is in a grid pattern with 17 avenues and 11 streets. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bompton' or 'Bulliesberg' | |
| Motto: Si ye phambili (Let us go forward) | |
Location of Bulawayo Province | |
Bulawayo highlighted in red in Zimbabwe | |
Bulawayo Bulawayo Bulawayo | |
| Coordinates: 20°10′12″S 28°34′48″E / 20.17000°S 28.58000°E | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Bulawayo |
| District | City of Bulawayo |
| Settled | 1840 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1897 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1943 |
| Divisions | 4 districts, 29 wards, 156 suburbs |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | David Coltart (CCC) |
| • Council | Bulawayo City Council |
| Area | |
| • City and province | 545.8 km2 (210.7 sq mi) |
| • Land | 479 km2 (185 sq mi) |
| • Water | 66.8 km2 (25.8 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,706.8 km2 (659.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,358 m (4,455 ft) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • City and province | 665,952 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (not observed) |
| Area code | 029 |
| HDI (2021) | 0.693[2] medium · 1st of 10 |
| Website | citybyo |
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe. It is the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region.[3] The city's population, based on the 2022 census, is listed as 665,940.[4]
References
- ↑ Google Earth
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Bulawayo | Zimbabwe, Map, Population, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-02-23. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ Citypopulation.de Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine Population of the major cities in Zimbabwe