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| Nickname: Gateway to the Eastern Highlands, Zimbabwe's Gateway to the Sea | |||
| Motto: Justice and Freedom | |||
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| Country | Zimbabwe | ||
| Province | Manicaland | ||
| District | Mutare | ||
| Founded | 1897 | ||
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| - Mayor | Misheck Kagurabadza | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| - Total | 189,000 | ||
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+1) | ||
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Mutare (known as Umtali until 1982) is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of approximately 189,000. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election |||} Zimbabwe is divided into 8 Provinces and 2 cities with provincial status Bulawayo (city Harare (city Manicaland Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 36459 km² and a population of approximately 1 |||} The Provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1200 municipalities Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Misheck Kagurabadza is the former mayor of Mutare, Zimbabwe, and is the MDC - Mutambara candidate for the parliamentary constituency of Mutasa Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Mutare (known as Umtali until 1982 is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of approximately 189000 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election It is the capital of Manicaland province. Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 36459 km² and a population of approximately 1
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History
Mutare was founded in 1897 as a fort, about 8 km from the border with Mozambique, and is just 290 km from the Mozambican port of Beira, earning Mutare the title of "Zimbabwe's Gateway to the Sea". Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the It is sometimes also called "Gateway to the Eastern Highlands". There is a border railway station on the railway line from Harare to Beira with a railways mechanical work shop. Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe.
The area was the site of Chief Mutasa's kraal. Kraal (also spelled craal or kraul) is an Afrikaans and South African English word for an enclosure for Cattle or other livestock In 1890 A. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common R. Coquhoun was given concessionary rights and Fort Umtali (the fort later became Mutare) was established between the Tsambe and Mutare Rivers. The word mutare means "a piece of metal". The name was probably given to the river as a result of gold being discovered in the Penhalonga valley through which the Mutare River runs. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Penhalonga is a village in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe located 18 km north of Mutare in a valley where the Sambi and Imbeza Rivers meet the In 1891 the location was moved to a site now known as Old Mutare, about 14 km north of the city centre. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1896 the construction of the railway between Beira and Bulawayo led to the town being moved a third time so that it was closer to the railway line - compensation was paid by the British South Africa Company to the townspeople for the cost of moving. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Beira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare, with a population of 676000 (UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator Zimbabwe 2005 now estimated The British South Africa Company (BSAC was established by Cecil Rhodes through the amalgamation of the Central Search Association and the Exploring Company Ltd The town was proclaimed a municipality in 1914 and in 1971 it was granted city status. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The name was officially changed from Umtali to Mutare (its original native name) in 1982. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
The view from the top of Christmas Pass down onto Mutare is breathtaking. Christmas Pass is a mountain pass that leads into the city of Mutare in Zimbabwe.
Location
The town lies north of the Bvumba Mountains and south of the Imbeza Valley. The Bvumba Mountains or Vumba Mountains lie on the Zimbabwe - Mozambique border approximately 25km south east of Mutare. It is home to the Mutare Museum, the Utopia House Museum dedicated to Kingsley Fairbridge, the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Murahwa Hill, known for its rock paintings and Iron Age village, Cross Kopje with a memorial to Zimbabweans and Mozambiqueans killed in World War I and a nature reserve. This article includes biographical information relating to Kingsley Ogilivie Fairbridge, as well the institution that he established which was known as the Fairbridge The National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ is a gallery in Harare, Zimbabwe, dedicated to the presentation and conservation of Zimbabwe ’s Contemporary Rock art is a term in Archaeology for any man-made markings made on natural stone This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age for the mythological Iron Age see Ages of Man. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora It is also home to the Africa University, a pan-African university of about 1,200 students. Africa University is a "private Pan-African and United Methodist -Related institution Pan-Africanism is a Sociopolitical World view, and Philosophy, as well as a movement which seeks to unify both Native Africans and those of
Mutare is served by rail with daily passenger and freight links to the towns of Nyazura, Rusape and Harare. Nyazura (formery Inyazura is a village in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe located 72 km north west of Mutare on the main road and Railway Rusape is a town in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe with a population of around 20000 As of 2004, situated on the Harare - Mutare Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe.
Population
The population is predominantly Shona. Shona (ˈʃoʊnə is the name collectively given to several groups of people in Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique. According to the 1982 Population Census, the city had a population of 69,621.
Economy
The main activities of the area are citrus farming, mining, agriculture and cattle ranching. Citrus is a common term and Genus of Flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originating in tropical and subtropical southeast regions of Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Two of the largest food producers in Zimbabwe, Cairns Foods and Tanganda Tea, have their headquarters in Mutare. Tanganda Tea is the biggest grower and producer of Tea and Coffee in Zimbabwe and one of the biggest tea producers in Africa.
Over the past few years the city has suffered tremendously as a result of the extensive collapse of the country's economy.
Famous residents
The British author C. W. Mercer, who wrote under the pen name Dornford Yates lived near the town from 1948 until his death in 1960. Dornford Yates was the pseudonym of the British Novelist, Cecil William Mercer ( August 7 1885 &ndash March 5 1960
Sister cities
Haarlem, Netherlands
Portland, USA (since 1991)
See also
External links
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