Chitungwiza
Chitungwiza is a young city at an altitude of about 1,500 m, nine kilometers south of Harare in Zimbabwe and belongs to the Harare Province . It was merged in 1981 from the three suburbs (townships) Seke, Zengeza and St Marys and is with 356,840 inhabitants (2012 census) the third largest and one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
Chitungwiza is a "dormitory town" of Harare. Most of the people living here work in the capital. There are hospitals, schools and infrastructure, with comprehensive care being provided through downtown Harare.
Between Chitungwiza and Epworth lies Airport Harare .
Chitungwiza is a stronghold of the MDC ( Movement for Democratic Change ).
Population development
The following overview shows the population by area since the 1982 census.
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1982 | 172,556 |
| 1992 | 274.912 |
| 2002 | 323.260 |
| 2012 | 356.840 |
Web links
- Population Census Vital . (PDF) ZimStat (English)
- Official website ( memento of February 24, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ ZimStat : Provincial Report Harare Central Census Office, Census 2012 . ( Memento of the original from April 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ; PDF) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. P. 20 (English)
- ↑ Zimbabwe: Provinces, Cities & Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
Coordinates: 17 ° 59 ′ S , 31 ° 2 ′ E