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Gweru Destination Guide

Discover Gweru in Zimbabwe

Gweru in the region of Midlands with its 146,073 habitants is a place located in Zimbabwe - some 138 mi or ( 223 km ) South-West of Harare , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gweru

Local time in Gweru is now 12:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Harare " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Mutare, Masvingo, Harare, Gwanda, and Guinea Fowl. When in this area, you might want to check out Mutare . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gweru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cholera.wmv

8:12 min by geografvtc
Views: 2459 Rating: 5.00

Cholera spreads when sanitation is poor. Organisms from sewage find their way into drinking water. It is caught by eating or drinking something that has been contaminated by the waste of a person who ..

Antelope Park Sjw_uk's photos around Gweru, Zimbabwe (gweru lion volunteer projects zimbabwe)

1:36 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 596 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Sjw_uk's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these video ..


Africa Movie

19:26 min by Paul Pedersen
Views: 220 Rating: 5.00

I had a really great time on my holiday thanks to the people I met. During my stay I volunteered at Antelope Park. The project that I supported some local orphanages, schools, preschools and homeless ..

MVI 4730 Kelly with Granny Naomi

0:23 min by Ruth Mangabhai
Views: 6 Rating: 0.00

This video was taken at Roy and Mel's house over the Christmas/New Year holidays. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gweru

Gweru (formerly Gwelo until 1982) is a city near the centre of Zimbabwe at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|25|S|29|50|E||| | |name= }}. It has a population of about 146,073 (2009), making it the fifth largest city in the nation. Gweru is the capital of Midlands Province, and was founded in 1894 by Dr. Leander Starr Jameson. The first bank opened in Gweru in 1896, and the stock exchange in 1898. The railway arrived in 1902.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.42 29.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Gweru, Gweru District, Midlands Province, Populated places in Zimbabwe, Provincial capitals in Zimbabwe

Ascot Stadium

Ascot Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gweru, Zimbabwe. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium for Hardbody F. C and Chapungu United. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -19.42 29.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Football venues in Zimbabwe, Multi-purpose stadiums in Zimbabwe, Stadiums in Zimbabwe

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Gweru