Matabeleland South Province

Matabeleland South is a province in southwestern . With a population of 683,893 as of the 2012 Zimbabwean census. It is the country's least populated province after .Matabeleland South and Matabeleland North were established in 1974, when the original was bifurcated.
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  • Type: province of Zimbabwe with 760,000 residents
  • Description: province of Zimbabwe
  • Also known as: Matabeleland South” and “South Matabeleland Province
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Matabeleland South Province

Latitude
-20.9° or 20° 54′ south
Longitude
28.8° or 28° 48′ east
Population
760,000
Elevation
965 metres (3,166 feet)
Open location code
5GFC3RX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
886747
Wiki­data ID
Q498355
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Matabeleland South Province” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Matabeleland-Suid
  • Arabic: إقليم ماتابيليلاند الجنوبية
  • Armenian: Հարավային Մատաբելելենդ
  • Basque: Hegoaldeko Matabeleland
  • Bavarian: Provinz Matabeleland South
  • Belarusian: Паўднёвы Матабелеленд
  • Belarusian: Паўднёвы Матабэлелэнд
  • Bengali: মাটাবেলেল্যান্ড দক্ষিন প্রদেশ
  • Bulgarian: Южен Матабелеленд
  • Catalan: Matabeleland Meridional
  • Cebuano: Matabeleland South Province
  • Chinese: Lâm Matabeleland Séng
  • Chinese: 南馬塔貝萊蘭省
  • Chinese: 南马塔贝莱兰省
  • Danish: Matabeleland South
  • Dutch: Matabeleland South
  • Estonian: Lõuna-Matabeleland
  • Estonian: Lõuna-Matabelelandi provints
  • Finnish: Etelä-Matabelemaa
  • Finnish: Matabeleland South
  • French: Matabeleland méridional
  • French: Matabeleland Méridional
  • Georgian: სამხრეთი მატაბელელენდი
  • German: Matabeleland South
  • German: Provinz Matabeleland South
  • German: Südmatabeleland
  • German: ZW-MS
  • Greek: Νότια Ματαμπελελάνδη
  • Gujarati: માટેબેલેલેન્ડ દક્ષિણ પ્રાંત
  • Hindi: माताबेलेलैंड दक्षिण प्रांत
  • Indonesian: Matabeleland Selatan
  • Italian: Matabeleland South
  • Italian: provincia del Matabeleland Meridionale
  • Italian: Provincia del Matabeleland Meridionale
  • Japanese: 南マタベレランド州
  • Kannada: ಮ್ಯಾಟಬೇಲೆಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
  • Korean: 남마타벨랜드주
  • Latvian: Dienvidmatabelelendas province
  • Lithuanian: Pietų Matabelelandas
  • Malay: Daerah Selatan Matabeleland
  • Marathi: माटेबेलेईल दक्षिण प्रांत
  • Min Nan Chinese: Lâm Matabeleland Séng
  • Northern Frisian: Matabeleland South
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Matabeleland South
  • Norwegian: Matabeleland South
  • Persian: استان ماتابلند جنوبی
  • Polish: Matabeleland Południowy
  • Portuguese: Matabeleland Sul
  • Portuguese: Matabelelândia Sul
  • Romanian: Matabeleland South
  • Russian: Южный Матабелеленд
  • Serbian: Matabelelend Jug
  • Serbian: Матабелеленд Југ
  • Shona: Dunhu reMatabeleland South
  • Sinhala: මටබෙලෙලන්ඩ් දකුණු පළාත, සිම්බාබ්වේ
  • Sinhala: මටබෙලේලන්ඩ් දකුණු පළාත
  • Slovenian: Južni Matabeleland
  • Slovenian: Matabeleland South
  • Slovenian: Provinca Matabeleland South
  • Slovenian: ZW-MS
  • Spanish: Matabelelandia Meridional
  • Spanish: Provincia de Matabelelandia Meridional
  • Swahili: Matabeleland Kusini
  • Swedish: Matabeleland South
  • Swedish: Södra Matabeleland
  • Tamil: மதபேலேலாண்ட் தெற்கு மாகாணம்
  • Tatar: Көньяк Матабелеленд
  • Telugu: మాటాబెలెలాండ్ దక్షిణ ప్రావిన్స్
  • Telugu: మాటాబెలెలాండ్ దక్షిణ రాష్ట్రభాగం
  • Thai: จังหวัดมาทาเบเลแลนด์ใต้
  • Thai: จังหวัดเมตาเบเลแลนด์เซาท์
  • Turkish: Güney Matabeleland
  • Turkish: Matabeleland Güney
  • Ukrainian: Південний Матабелеленд
  • Urdu: ماتابیلےلینڈ جنوبی صوبہ
  • Vietnamese: Matabeleland Nam
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Matabeleland South
  • Western Mari: Кечӹвӓлвел Матабелеленд
  • Wu Chinese: 南马塔贝莱兰省
  • Zulu: Matabeleland South

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