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Touring Ruwa in Zimbabwe
Ruwa in the region of Mashonaland East is a city located in Zimbabwe - some 13 mi or ( 21 km ) East of Harare , the country's capital city .
Time in Ruwa is now 12:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Harare " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Seki Township, Seki African Township, Ruwa, Mutare, and Harare. Being here already, consider visiting Seki Township . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Ruwa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Mozambique and Zimbabwe
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Ruwa
Ruwa is a town in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, situated 22 km south-east of Harare on the main Harare-Mutare highway and railway line. It serves as a small administrative and trading centre for the surrounding mixed farming area. In recent years it has grown rapidly and has become a popular area for people moving out of Harare. The Ruwa Rehabilitation Centre just outside the town was established in 1981 for the rehabilitation of disabled ex-combatants.
Located at -17.89 31.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Mabvuku
Mabvuku is a high density suburb some 17 km east of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Its classified as a suburb or township of Harare, with Harare City Council constituting local government. It encompasses in particular the townships that include Old Mabvuku and New Mabvuku, and more generally Old Tafara, and New Tafara (the latter two constituting Tafara properly speaking). Chizhanje is a former dormitory surbub of hostels very close to Old Mabvuku that is nominally part of Mabvuku.
Located at -17.83 31.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Epworth, Zimbabwe
Epworth is a suburb in south-eastern Harare. It is home to some famous balancing rocks.
Located at -17.89 31.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Balancing Rocks
The Balancing Rocks are geomorphological features of igneous rocks found in many parts of Zimbabwe, and are particularly noteworthy in Matopos National Park and near the township of Epworth to the southeast of Harare. The formations are of natural occurrence in a perfectly balanced state without other support. Their popularity grew when the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe featured the formations on the last series of Zimbabwean banknotes.
Located at -17.89 31.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Melfort, Zimbabwe
Melfort, Zimbabwe is a village in Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe.
Located at -18.00 31.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.