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Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

Bulawayo is a state in and has an elevation of 1,358 metres.
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  • Type: State with 666,000 residents
  • Description: province of Zimbabwe
  • Also known as: “Bulawayo Province”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Bulawayo Thermal Power Station.

Church
Photo: BigSugarDaddy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the name given to a temple that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and serves as the seat of the Metropolitan Archbishop of in .

Power station
is a 90 MW coal-fired thermal power plant located in the city of in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bulawayo and Makokoba.

Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a relaxed, elegant industrial city with wide tree-lined boulevards, in western . Several World Heritage sites, including historic monuments from the precolonial era and national parks, are within an hour's drive from , making it a great tourist destination.

Suburb
Makhokhoba is a suburb of , Zimbabwe. It was the first black African township in the city. The suburb is named after the actions of Mr Fallon, the Native Commissioner, who used walk around with a stick.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the city of , Zimbabwe.

Bulawayo

Latitude
-20.1054° or 20° 6′ 19″ south
Longitude
28.5427° or 28° 32′ 34″ east
Population
666,000
Elevation
1,358 metres (4,455 feet)
Open location code
5GFCVGVV+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2702989687
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1105843
Wiki­data ID
Q24045859
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Satellite Map

Discover Bulawayo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Bulawayo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إقليم بولاوايو”
  • Belarusian: “Булавая”
  • Catalan: “província de Bulawayo”
  • Cebuano: “Bulawayo Province”
  • Chinese: “布拉瓦约省”
  • French: “Bulawayo (province)”
  • French: “Bulawayo”
  • French: “province de Bulawayo”
  • Portuguese: “Bulavaio”
  • Portuguese: “Bulawayo”
  • Russian: “Булавайо”
  • Slovenian: “Provinca Bulawayo”
  • Swahili: “Mkoa wa Bulawayo”
  • Welsh: “Talaith Bulawayo”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include ZNA - 10 Signals Squadron - Signals Intelligence Site and AFM church.

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