Gweru District is a district in the

Midlands The Midlands is the central region of England, to the south of Northern England, to the north of southern England, to the east of Wales, and to the west of the North Sea. The Midlands comprises the ceremonial counties of Derbyshire, Herefor ...

Province of

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Background

Gweru District gets its name from

Gweru River Gweru River (known as Gwelo River until 1982) is a river in Midlands (Zimbabwe), Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Background The name Gweru is a further distortion of the name Gwelo which was a distortion of the name Ikwelo meaning a very steep pl ...

which has the city as its source and primary

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

. Maintaining the theme of the midlands Gweru is very diverse. The name Gweru is a further corruption of the name Gwelo which was a distortion of the name ''Ikwelo'' given by isiNdebele speakers in the late 19th century. Ikwelo was the district because it was not a spot name but rather a name given to a place along the length of the river in question as written by Colonel Carbutt, of

Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The region was informally known as South ...

as published by the then Chief Information Officer, Information Services Branch. (Division of Native Affairs, Salisbury September, 1960) in the article ''Lore and Legend: Southern Rhodesia Place Names''. Gweru District has a population of over 231,675. It has

Shurugwi District Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe, is a district located in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe. 98,315 people live in Shurugwi rural and 23,304 live in Shurugwi town (2022 census). Background It is an important centre for gold, platinum ...

to the southeast, Chirumhanzu District to the east, Insiza District southwest,

Bubi District Bubi is a district in Matabeleland North in Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limp ...

to the west, Nkayi District northwest and

Kwekwe District Kwekwe, originally known as Que Que, is a district in Zimbabwe. 197,062 people live in Kwekwe rural and 119,863 live in Kwekwe town (2022 census). Location It is found in the Midlands Province, in the central Zimbabwe. Kwekwe, with an estimated ...

north.

Gweru City Climate

Source:World Meteorological Organization

Gweru Rural

Gweru District is administered by the District Administrator who is an ex-officio of (Gweru City Council and Gweru Rural District Council. for Gweru rural. Gweru rural district includes Lower Gweru and the greater part of Chiwundura Education Primary education * zororo b sch * st Patrick pri * Gomo pri * Gambiza pri sch Secondary education st Patrick high school st Barnabas high school st philimon secondary school Gunde.sundula * Notable people See also: People from Chiwundura * Evidence Maredzwa, The Gambler

Gweru Urban

Urban districts are administered by urban councils established in terms of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15 Gweru local authority is Gweru Municipality which is literally

Gweru City Council Gweru District is a district in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Background Gweru District gets its name from Gweru River which has the city as its source and primary drainage basin. Maintaining the theme of the midlands Gweru is very diver ...

. Like in most urban centers nationwide

is dominated by MDC-T. 2013 - 2018 Term Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Gweru mayor for this term was Clr. Hamutendi Kombayi 2008 - 2013 Term Source: Kubatana Aechive The mayor was Councilor Desmond Fungayi Mufunde who died on 21 June 2009.24 June 200
Another MDC Official Dies
The Zimbabwe Daily, news, Retrieved 3 March 2016

Operations

Gweru District, district number three of the 61 in Zimbabwe has

Gweru Gweru, originally known as Gwelo, is a city in central Zimbabwe. It is on the centre of Midlands Province. Originally an area known to the Ndebele as "The Steep Place" because of the Gweru River's high banks, in 1894 it became the site of a m ...

City the 3rd largest city in Zimbabwe as its capital. Gweru City is also Midlands provincial capital. It is located 164 km northeast of

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

and 275 km south-west-south of

Harare Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...

via

Mvuma Mvuma, previously named 'Umvuma', is a small mining town in Midlands province in Zimbabwe. Located 192 km south of Harare along the Harare - Masvingo highway. Approx 100 km from Masvingo. Background The main employer was the Athens Mi ...

( A17 Highway ) or 278 km via

Kwekwe Kwekwe ( ), formerly known as Que Que, is a city in the Midlands province in central Zimbabwe. The city has a population of 119,863 within the city limits, as of the 2022 census, making it the 7th-largest city in Zimbabwe and the second-mo ...

( A5 Highway ). . Gwer District is home to * Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru, * Lower Gweru,*

,* Riverside School,*

Ascot Stadium Ascot Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gweru, Zimbabwe. It is currently used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goa ...

, * Chapungu United, * Nalatale, *

Danangombe Danamombe is a Zimbabwean archaeological site, about eighty kilometres from Gweru, in the direction of Bulawayo and about 35 kilometres south of the highway. It is not often visited due to the poor quality roads in the area. The remains on the si ...

Dabuka Dabuka is a major railway marshalling yard in central Zimbabwe. It is near Gweru. See also * List of rail yards This article is a list of important rail yards in geographical order. These listed may be termed Classification, Freight, Marshal ...

, *

Chaplin High School Chaplin High School is situated in Gweru, Zimbabwe, and was started in October 1902. It was started in a building of the Trinity Church, Gwelo and first named as the Trinity Church School (1). The school caters for boys and girls from form 1–6 ...

Thornhill High School Thornhill High School opened on the air force base in Gwelo, Rhodesia (now Gweru, Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southe ...

, * Sacred Heart College,* Midlands Christian College, * Nashville Secondary School, * Fletcher High School,*

Midlands State University Midlands State University is a government owned university in Zimbabwe. The university has 9 faculties (Agriculture, Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Law, Science, Social Sciences and Medicine) offering a wide variety of courses and many ...

,* Gweru Sports Club and *

Gweru-Thornhill Air Base Gweru-Thornhill Air Base is one of the two main air bases of the Air Force of Zimbabwe located near the central city of Gweru. The airbase is home to air force fighter squadrons and the Pilot Training School. According to ''Janes Defence We ...

to name a few.

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