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archaeological sites lie approximately 70 and 85 km to the southwest, the known for their patterned stonework. The remains at these sites date back to as early as the Torwa state during the 17th century, the most substantial being a four hundred-year-old stone wall decorated with motifs known to the
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The city is also known for vibrant farming activities in cattle ranching, and farming including, commercial gardening of crops for the export market. The country's oldest shoe manufacturer, the Bata Shoe Company and the Military and Aviation Museums are also some key features for which Gweru is well
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In Gweru there are big companies that are still operating and are still capable of employing hundreds of employees. Not forgetting future big companies which are SMEs are also listed. These companies are in and around Gweru. Below are the list of companies grouped according to size and type of the
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The main hotel in the city is the Midlands Hotel, which was opened in 1927 by the Meikles brothers. This hotel was to be demolished but after many protests by the population it was saved. Another important hotel is the Chitukuko (formerly the Hotel Cecil), located in the downtown area of the city.
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The city has a population of 158,200 as of the 2022 census. Gweru is known for farming activities in beef cattle, crop farming, and commercial gardening of crops for the export market. It is also home to a number of colleges and universities, most prominently
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Gweru used to be named Gwelo. Matabele settlement was named iKwelo ("The Steep Place"), after the river's high banks. The modern town, founded in 1894 as a military outpost, developed as an agricultural centre and became a municipality in 1914.
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As a central city (hub), it has direct links to all the other cities and towns of Zimbabwe. It is 164 km from Bulawayo, 183 km from Masvingo, 471 km from Beitbridge, and 275 km from Harare.
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The Boggie clock tower, located at the intersection of Main Street and Robert Mugabe Way, was built in 1928 in memory of Major William James Boggie. The clock tower is one of the city's most famous landmarks.
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tradition of stone-building in Zimbabwe. The surrounding area has rich deposits of gold, chrome, iron, asbestos and platinum and supports several mines.
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Road names used are by destination only, for example the Harare-Bulawayo Road. There are only mainroads, no highways or freeways.
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The geographical coordinates for Gweru Urban are 19° 27' 0'' South and 29° 49' 0'' East. This places Gweru at the centre of
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In and around Gweru there are attractive places, some are man-made and some are natural. There is:
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Mlambo, Alois (2003). "Bulawayo, Zimbabwe". In Paul Tiyambe Zeleza; Dickson Eyoh (eds.).
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There is also Gweru Sports club which has playgrounds for rugby, bowling and cricket.
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Chapungu F.C team was nicknamed Waru Waru and the team is currently playing in
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Some of the companies in Gweru are 2482: 1096:Situated along the road and railway between 1879:"World Weather Information Service – Gweru" 1523:Railways arrived in Gwelo (Gweru) in 1902. 1256:Anderson Adventist Primary School (private) 472:https://gwerucitycouncilsite.wordpress.com/ 50:Learn how and when to remove these messages 2475: 2461: 1981: 1967: 1805:Population of the major cities in Zimbabwe 1476:Midlands College of Commerce (closed 1994) 1189: 533:The city was nicknamed City of Progress. 227:Learn how and when to remove this message 209:Learn how and when to remove this message 147:Learn how and when to remove this message 1351:Anderson Adventist High School (private) 1311:St. Michael's Primary School (Catholic) 2982: 1926:The Automobile Association of Zimbabwe 1318: 951: 918: 3000:Populated places in Midlands Province 2456: 1962: 1406:Central Africa Correspondence College 1397: 1177:Zimbabwe Premier League Soccer League 3010:Populated places established in 1894 1848: 1846: 1815: 1813: 1811: 1784:List of cities and towns in Zimbabwe 1426:International Correspondence Schools 1233: 1193: 1157: 883: 498:as "The Steep Place" because of the 158: 85:adding citations to reliable sources 56: 15: 1881:. 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