Bulawayo

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City
View of Bulawayo's Central Business District from Pioneer House by Prince Phumulani Nyoni The CBD is 5.4 square kilometres and is in a grid pattern with 17 avenues and 11 streets
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bluez' or 'Bulliesberg'
Motto: Si Ye Phambili
Location in the Bulawayo Province
Bulawayo Location in the Bulawayo Province
Coordinates: 20°10′12″S 28°34′48″E
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Bulawayo
District	City of Bulawayo
Settled	1840
Incorporated (town)	1897
Incorporated (city)	1943
Divisions	4 Districts,29 Wards,156 Suburbs
Government
• Type	Provincial Municipality
• Mayor	Martin Moyo
Area
• City	1,706.8 km2 (659.0 sq mi)
• Water	129.3 km2 (49.9 sq mi)
• Urban	650.5 km2 (251.2 sq mi)
• Metro	899.459 km2 (347.283 sq mi)
Elevation	1,358 m (4,455 ft)
Population (2012 census)
• City	653,337
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
• Urban	655,675
• Urban density	2,305/km2 (5,970/sq mi)
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+2)
Area code(s)	9
Climate	Cwa
Website	citybyo.co.zw bulawayopublicity.com

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with, as of the 2012 census, a population of 653,337. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km (273 mi) southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland. The capital of Matabeleland North is now Lupane, as Bulawayo is a stand-alone province.

Colloquially Bulawayo is also known by various names, these being the 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bluez', 'Bulliesberg' or 'KoNtuthu ziyathunqa' – a isiNdebele phrase for "a place that continually exudes smoke". This name arose from the city's historically large industrial base. The majority of the Bulawayo's population belongs to the Ndebele ethnic and language group.

For a long time in Zimbabwe's history Bulawayo was regarded as the industrial centre of Zimbabwe and the city served as the hub to the country's rail network with the National Railways of Zimbabwe headquartered there because of its strategic position near Botswana and South Africa. It is the nearest large city to Hwange National Park, Matobo National Park and Victoria Falls.

History

Inhabitant of Bulawayo, 1890

Bulawayo Scouts in 1893

The city was founded by the Ndebele king, Lobengula the son of King Mzilikazi kaMatshobana who settled in modern day Zimbabwe around the 1840s after the Ndebele people's great trek from Zululand. The name Bulawayo comes from the isiNdebele word KoBulawayo meaning 'a place where he is being killed.' It is thought that at the time of the formation of the city, there was a civil war and a group of Ndebeles not aligned to Prince Lobengula were fighting him as they felt he was not the heir to the throne, hence he gave his capital the name 'where he (the prince) is being killed'. It is said that when King Lobengula named the place "KoBulawayo" his generals asked "who is being killed mtanenkosi (prince)?" and he replied "Yimi umntwanenkosi engibulawayo", meaning "its me the prince who is being killed". At the time Lobengula was just a prince fighting to ascend his father's (Mzilikazi) throne. It was common at the time for people to refer to Bulawayo as "KoBulawayo UmntwaneNkosi" "a place where they are fighting or rising against the prince". The name Bulawayo is imported from Nguniland which is a place once occupied by the Khumalo people. The place still exists and it is next to Richards Bay.

In the 1860s the city was further influenced by European intrigue and many colonial powers cast covetous eyes on Bulawayo and the land surrounding it. Britain made skilful use of private initiative in the shape of Cecil Rhodes and the Chartered Company to disarm the suspicion of her rivals. Lobengula once described Britain as a chameleon and himself as the fly.

During the 1893 Matabele War the invasion by British South Africa Company troops led the then king, Lobengula to flee from his burning capital and head north, BSAC troops and white settlers occupied the town. On 4 November 1893, Leander Starr Jameson declared Bulawayo a settlement under the rule of the British South Africa Company and Cecil John Rhodes ordered that the new settlement be built on the ruins of Lobengula's royal town, which is where the State House stands today. In 1897, the new town of Bulawayo acquired the status of municipality, Lt. Col. Harry White became one of the first mayors, and in 1943, Bulawayo became a city.

Siege

Right at the outbreak of the Second Matabele War, in March 1896, Bulawayo was besieged by Ndebele forces and a laager was established there for defensive purposes. The Ndebele had experienced the brutal effectiveness of the British Maxim guns in the First Matabele War, so they never mounted a significant attack against Bulawayo even though over 10,000 Ndebele warriors could be seen near the town. But rather than wait passively the settlers immediately mounted patrols, called the Bulawayo Field Force, under legendary figures such as Frederick Selous and Frederick Russell Burnham who rode out to rescue any surviving settlers in the countryside and went on attack against the Ndebele. Within the first week of fighting, 20 men of the Bulawayo Field Force were killed and another 50 wounded.

During the siege, conditions inside Bulawayo quickly deteriorated. By day, settlers could go to homes and buildings within the town, but at night they were forced to seek shelter in the much smaller laager. Nearly 1,000 women and children were crowded into the small area and false alarms of attacks were common. The Ndebele made a critical error during the siege in neglecting to cut the telegraph lines connecting Bulawayo to Mafikeng. This gave both the besieged Bulawayo Field Force and the British relief forces, coming from Salisbury and Fort Victoria, now Harare and Masvingo respectively 300 miles to the north, and from Kimberley and Mafeking 600 miles to the south, far more information than they would otherwise have had. Once the relief forces arrived in late May 1896, the siege was broken and an estimated 50,000 Ndebele retreated into their stronghold of the Matobo Hills near Bulawayo. Not until October 1896 would the Ndebele finally lay down their arms.

Modern city

Bulawayo City Hall

Bulawayo City Council Offices

Kenilworth Towers, residential flats

In recent years, Bulawayo has experienced a sharp fall in living standards coinciding with the severe economic crisis affecting the country. Today it is home to the strongest opposition to the government of Robert Mugabe. The main problems include poor investment and widespread unemployment. Water shortages due to lack of expansion in facilities and supplies have become steadily more acute since 1992. Cholera broke out in 2008.

Geography

Bougainvillea outside a Bulawayo home

Topography

The city sits on a plain that marks the Highveld of Zimbabwe and is close to the watershed between the Zambezi and Limpopo drainage basins. The land slopes gently downwards to the north and northwest. The southern side is hillier, and the land becomes more broken in the direction of the Matobo Hills to the south.

Petrea flower in a garden in Bulawayo

Climate

Due to its relatively high altitude, the city has a subtropical climate despite lying within the tropics. Under the Köppen climate classification, Bulawayo features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa), though it is a drier version of the climate. The mean annual temperature is 19.16 °C (66.44 °F), similar to Pretoria at a similar altitude but almost 600 km (373 mi) farther south. As with much of southern and eastern Zimbabwe, Bulawayo is cooled by a prevailing southeasterly airflow most of the year, and experiences three broad seasons: a dry, cool winter season from May to August; a hot dry period in early summer from late August to early November; and a warm wet period in the rest of the summer, early November to April. The hottest month is October, which is usually the height of the dry season. The average maximum temperature ranges from 21 °C (70 °F) in July to 30 °C (86 °F) in October. During the rainy season, daytime maxima are around 26 °C (79 °F). Nights are always cool, ranging from 8 °C (46 °F) in July to 16 °C (61 °F) in January.

The city's average annual rainfall is 594mm, which supports a natural vegetation of open woodland, dominated by Combretum and Terminalia trees. Most rain falls in the December to February period, while June to August is usually rainless. Being close to the Kalahari Desert, Bulawayo is vulnerable to droughts and rainfall tends to vary sharply from one year to another. In 1978, 888mm of rain fell in the three months up to February (February 1944 is the wettest month on record with 368mm) while in the three months ending February 1983, only 84mm fell.

Climate data for Bulawayo
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	36 (97)	34 (93)	34 (93)	33 (91)	31 (88)	28 (82)	28 (82)	32 (90)	36 (97)	36 (97)	37 (99)	35 (95)	37 (99)
Average high °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	23 (73)	21 (70)	21 (70)	23 (73)	27 (81)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	25.58 (78.04)
Average low °C (°F)	16 (61)	16 (61)	15 (59)	13 (55)	9 (48)	7 (45)	7 (45)	9 (48)	12 (54)	15 (59)	16 (61)	16 (61)	12.58 (54.64)
Record low °C (°F)	9 (48)	8 (46)	9 (48)	3 (37)	1 (34)	−2 (28)	0 (32)	0 (32)	3 (37)	7 (45)	9 (48)	11 (52)	−2 (28)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	142 (5.59)	109 (4.29)	84 (3.31)	18 (0.71)	10 (0.39)	3 (0.12)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (0.2)	20 (0.79)	81 (3.19)	122 (4.8)	594 (23.39)
Avg. rainy days (≥ .25 mm)	14	11	9	4	2	1	1	0	1	4	10	12	69
Mean monthly sunshine hours	217	224	248	270	279	300	279	310	300	279	240	248	3,194
Source: BBC Weather,

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	620,936	—
2002	676,650	+9.0%
2012	653,337	−3.4%
Source: Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT)

Economy

Bulawayo has long been known as the industrial hub of Zimbabwe. It has a large manufacturing presence, and large industries such as Merlin Textiles, Zimbabwe Engineering Company (Zeco), Hubert Davies, Radar Metal Industries, National Blankets, G & D Shoes, Merlin, Tregers Group, Stewarts & Lloyds, Hunyani Holdings, Cold Storage Commission. However, some of these companies have either moved operations to Harare or no longer exist altogether which has crippled Bulawayo's economy. The industries are deserted and the infrastructure has since been left to deteriorate, further deterring investors from operating in the city. The reason for the city's de-industrialization has been heralded to be the lack of infrastructure to support the size of the city and its operations and an unreliable source of water and the collapse of the rail infrastructure which was a core reason of placing industry in Bulawayo to begin with. Many locals argue that it is because of marginalisation they experience against the government due to cultural differences between the Shona in Harare and the Ndebele Proper in Bulawayo because the National railways of Zimbabwe (Headquarters Bulawayo) is a government parastatal and as such should have been thriving had it not been for embezzlement of allocated funds by company executives who are believed to be Shona. The water issue is not new and had brought about the "help a thirsty Matabele" initiative of the 1970s and the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project which would put an end to the water issue in Matabeleland was drafted, however this project was put on hold soon after independence. these allegations have all been labelled hogwash by the relevant authorities, however they have only fuelled the secessionist initiative into a general opinion. Before the collapse of Zimbabwe's rail infrastructure, Bulawayo was an important transport hub, providing rail links between Botswana, South Africa and Zambia and promoting the city's development as a major industrial centre. The city still contains most of what remains of Zimbabwe's heavy industry and food processing capability including a Thermal Power Station which resumed operations in February 2011 after a capitalisation deal with the Government of Botswana where Bulawayo would supply 45 Megawatts in three years. Like many parts of the country, Bulawayo has for the past ten years seen a huge drop in service delivery and an increase in unemployment due to the number of resignations of people seeking better prospects across the border. Many people resorted to farming, mining and the black market for sustenance, while others depended on the little foreign currency that would be sent by family in other countries. However, with the introduction of the multi-currency system in 2009, a new approach is seen by investors in the city who admire the already-available infrastructure and the huge workforce and Bulawayo as great prospects for the future and is set to once again contribute greatly to the economy of Zimbabwe. The city is served by Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport which has been expanded a number of times to cope with the influx of visitors into the region. The Edgars clothing stores are headquartered in Bulawayo. The Rovos rail run luxury train, Pride of Africa makes a stop in Bulawayo for pick up and dropping off passengers. Bulawayo is situated along the Trans-African Highway network important trade route of Cairo – Cape Town Highway. Most of the city's industries are privately owned, especially in the transport sector.

The Bulawayo Centre

Important buildings and infrastructure

These include

The Nesbitt Castle, Bulawayo

• Ascot Centre
• NRZ building
• Bulawayo Centre
• Nesbitt Castle
• Fidelity Life Centre
• National University of Science and Technology
• Mhlahlandlela Government Complex

Government

Mayors since independence

Mayor	Party	Time in office
Martin Moyo (Incumbent)	MDC-T	2013 –
Patrick Thaba-Moyo	MDC-T	2008–2013
Japhet Ndabeni Ncube	MDC, MDC-M	2001–2008
Abel Siwela	ZANU-PF	1996–2000 died in office
Joshua Teke Malinga	ZANU-PF	1992 – 1995?
Dennis Madulane Ndlovu	ZANU-PF	1990 - 1991
Israel Gadhlula	ZANU-PF	1988 – 1990?
Nicholas Joel Mabodoko	PF-ZAPU	1985–1988
Enos Mdlongwa	PF-ZAPU	1983–1985
Naison Khutshwekhaya Ndlovu	PF-ZAPU	1981–1985

Mayors during UDI

Mayor	Party	Time in office
Mike Constandinos		1979–1981
J. Goldwasser		1968–?
A. Menashe		1965–1967

Mayors during the colonial period

Mayor	Party	Time in office
Donald Macintyre	Southern Rhodesia Labour Party	1944–1947
Donald Macintyre	Southern Rhodesia Labour Party	1936–1938
C.M. Harris		1934–1936
W.H. Peard		1929–1933?
H.B. Ellenbogen		1927–1929
James Cowden	Rhodesia Party	1912?–1924 four consecutive terms
E. Basch		1907–1911
John McChlery	Responsible Government Association	some time prior to 1929
Lt. Col. Henry Frederick "Harry" White		1899–1900 returned to military service
I. Hirschler		1897–1898

Newspapers

• The Chronicle (Zimbabwe)

• The Sunday News (Zimbabwe)

• Umthunywa

• Newsday

• B-Metro

• The Sunday Times
• Southern Eye

Sister cities

Bulawayo is twinned with:

• Aberdeen, Scotland;
• Durban, South Africa;
• Polokwane, South Africa;
• Katima Mulilo, Namibia.

Culture and recreation

Sports

Bulawayo is home to the Queens Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club, two of the three grounds in Zimbabwe where test match cricket has been played. It is also home to Hartsfield Rugby grounds where many international Test matches have been played. Hartsfield was developed by Reg Hart, after whom the grounds were named, and on which field many of southern Africa's greatest rugby players have competed. It is home to two large football teams, Highlanders and Zimbabwe Saints. Other football teams include Bantu Rovers, Chicken Inn, How Mine and Quelaton.

Other important sporting and recreational facilities include

• Barbourfields Stadium
• Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Grounds
• Kumalo Hockey Stadium
• Ascot Racecourse
• Khami Ruins
• White City Stadium

Museums

Bulawayo has a number of museums of national importance, including the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, National Gallery, Bulawayo and the Bulawayo Railway Museum.

Parks

There are a number of parks in Bulawayo, including

• Centenary Park
• Barham Green
• Hillside Dams Conservancy
• Mabukweni

Suburbs and districts

Main page: Category:Suburbs of Bulawayo

No	Suburb/Location	Origin of Name
1	Ascot	Adjoining the Bulawayo Ascot race-course
2	Barbour Fields	The suburb was named after a former mayor, H. R. Barbour, who during the colonial era, was greatly interested in the welfare of the indigenous people. There is a place called Barbour in Argyll & Bute. Barbour is a Scottish family name, though it was apparently first recorded on the English side of the border, in Cumberland and Northumberland. The father of Scottish vernacular poetry, John Barbour (1320–1395), is best remembered for his epic poem "The Brus" telling the story of King Robert I. The origin of the name is occupational (a cutter of hair as well as an extractor of teeth during the Middle Ages).
3	Barham Green	The suburb was named after two people. The first was a former Bulawayo City Councillor [who later became an Alderman] Mrs. M. E. Barham, M.B.E. and the other was Rev. Rufus Green. The two people were critical in the establishment of this suburb. During the colonial Rhodesia era, the suburb was designated for the Coloured community.
4	Beacon Hill	Also known as Beryl Drive, reference is made to fact that it is the high point of the suburbs and:possesses the areas with the highest marking beacon at its summit.
5	Bellevue	The suburb was named after estate name. Sometimes spelt Belle Vue. The origin of this universally-popular place name is ultimately French – 'beautiful view'.
6	Belmont
7	Belmont Industrial Area	The area was named after a former Bulawayo City Engineer, Mr. Kinmont.
8	Bradfield	The suburb was named after Mr. Edwin Eugene Bradfield, a pioneer.
9	Burnside	This area used to be a portion of former town Council area, used be part of Matsheumhlope Farms. Name is derived from the reference to the River Matsheumhlophe. Burn is a Scottish and northern English word for a stream.
10	Cement	This was named after the surrounding industrial area, responsible for the making of cement.
11	Cowdray Park
12	Donnington
13	Donnington West
14	Douglasdale	The Douglas family, descendants of William de Duglas (late 12th century) was one of the most powerful in Scotland.
15	Eloana
16	Emakhandeni	Emakhandeni is the isiNdebele name for Fort Rixon, which was the area where the regiment, aMakhanda were located. eMakhandeni is the locative term.
17	Emganwini	Reference is made to the plentiful Amarula trees in the vicinity.
18	Enqameni
19	Enqotsheni
20	Entumbane	This is place where King Mzilikazi was buried. One of the dozens of high density suburbs of Bulawayo: commonly referred to as the "Western Suburbs". The first disturbances that led to the Gukurahundi were sparked in Entumbane, hence the term "Impi ye Ntumbane" that refers to the disturbances.
21	Estate name
22	Estate name
23	Fagadola
24	Famona	The suburb was named after, Famona, one of the daughters of King Lobengula. It means jealousy or envy must end *literally- die*
25	Fortunes Gate (Including Mtaba Moya)	The suburb name comes from the original property name, and the gates are those of the original market building.
26	Four Winds	The suburb name comes from the original property name, the first house was on top of a hill.
27	Glencoe	This name is etched into the Scottish psyche as the bleak glen in the Highlands where, in 1692, a party of MacDonald men, women and children was treacherously massacred by the Campbells, who were acting under government orders.
28	Glengary	The suburb was named after its estate name. The "Glengarry" bonnet is an oblong woollen cap, popular amongst pipe bands.
29	Glenville (Including Richmond South)	The suburb was named after its estate name.
30	Granite Park
31	Greenhill	The suburb name comes from the reference to scenery and topography.
32	Gwabalanda	Named after one of Ndebele chiefs, Gwabalanda Mathe
33	Harrisvale
34	Helenvale
35	Highmount
36	Hillcrest	The suburb name comes from the reference to topography. It is Greenhill's crest
37	Hillside	The suburb name comes from the reference to topography. (Greenhill's slope)
38	Hillside South	The suburb name comes from its position as the south facing slope of Greenhill
39	Hume Park	Hume/Home is a Lowland Scottish family name.
40	Hyde Park	The name originates from the large amount of residents which trace their ancestry to England
41	Ilanda	Ndebele name for the egret
42	Iminyela	The name of the type of tree common in that area.
43	Intini	The name was given as a commemoration to the Mhlanga family which originally set out with the Khumalo family under Mzilikazi as gratitude to their contribution to the Ndebele Kingdom, Mthwakazi. The Ntini is the totem of the Mhlanga-Mabuya clan.
44	Jacaranda	Reference is made to the Jacaranda trees
45	Kelvin (Industrial area, includes North East and West)	The area was named in reference to a suburb of Glasgow. It takes its name from the River Kelvin, a tributary of the River Clyde.
46	Kenilworth	The suburb was named after its estate name.
47	Khumalo	The suburb was named after the Royal Clan of the Matabele
48	Khumalo North	Reference to the position of Kumalo suburb
49	Kilallo
50	Killarney
51	Kingsdale
52	Lakeside	Lakeside is the stretch of water at the junction of the Old Essexvale Road and the road to the suburb of Waterford, and then onto Hope Fountain Mission
53	Lobengula	Named after the second and last Matabele King, Lobengula
54	Lobenvale	The suburb name is derived from a combination of King Lobengula's name and Umguza Valley
55	Lochview	The suburb name is in reference to Lakeside Dam and is famous in the city for its large Scottish residents and the Scottish style houses. According to the Bulawayo City Suburb Names website, the suburb was named in reference to Lakeside Dam
56	Luveve	Named after Ndebele chief Luveve. Established in 1935
57	Mabuthweni	The suburb name means “where the soldiers are”, the name was given in reference to a bachelor quarters.
58	Magwegwe	The suburb name is named after Magwegwe, who was one of the significant people in King Lobengula's royal Bulawayo town.
59	Magwegwe North	Reference to the position relative to that of Magwegwe.
60	Magwegwe West	Reference to the position relative to that of Magwegwe.
61	Mahatshula	Mahatshula is named after one of the Ndebele Indunas. This Induna's name was Mahatshula Ndiweni
62	Makokoba	The suburb got its name from the actions of Mr. Fallon, who used walk around with a stick. The name comes from the word "umakhokhoba" which was the locals referred to Fallon as, meaning “the little old man who walks with a stick”. The word actually describes the noise of the stick hitting the ground ko-ko-ko or the doors. It is the oldest African dwelling in the city. Political activism was rife pre-Zapu era.
63	Malindela	The suburb was named after the mother of Faluta, who was the mother of Lobengula i.e. named after Lobengula's maternal grandmother.
64	Manningdale	Named after of the developer suburb
65	Marlands
66	Matsheumhlope	The name comes from the association with river (“White Stones”). White stones in Ndebele Proper and Zulu language are amatshe amhlope.
67	Matshobana	The suburb was named after Matshobana, who was a chief of the Khumalo clan and more significantly he was the father of Mzilikazi, the founder of the Ndebele Kingdom.
68	Montgomery	named after Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein a decorated British Army commander
69	Montrose	The suburb was named by the estate developers and street names are of many Cotswolds villages and towns.
70	Morningside
71	Mpopoma	The name comes from a descriptive Ndebele name for the area, which was derived from the sound the Mpopoma River makes when flowing.
72	Munda	The Tonga name for a plot of land on which people would farm
73	Mzilikazi	Suburb was named after the founder of uMthwakazi, King Mzilikazi. A stone's throw away from Barbourfields suburb separated by a road called Ambulance Drive that leads to one of Zimbabwe's large hospitals called Mpilo.
74	New Luveve	Reference is made to the suburb Luveve, see Luveve suburb.
75	Newsmansford
76	Newton	Estate name
77	Newton West	Reference to position (Newton).
78	Nguboyenja	Named after Lobengula’s son and heir.
79	Njube	Named after one of Lobengula’s sons
80	Nketa	Named after the Traditional Heritage Site of Nketa Hill on which King Lobengula assembled his entire kingdom and divided its citizens according to cultural ethnicity and different stages of incorporation into three groups the Zansi which is Xhosa for "south", referring to the people who left the Zulu Kingdom originally, the Enhla or Nxele which referred to the second mass incorporated group which was the Swati, Pedi, Sotho with whom they settled in Mhlahlandela 1 and the final group was the Hole /ˈxɒli/, which constituted of the Shona, Kalanga and Bakwena. Most historians argued that this was clear evidence of Lobengula's lack of foresight and political tact as he was literally undoing what his father had spent his lifetime trying to achieve, a unified kingdom with a single identity.
81	Nkulumane	One of the sons of King Mzilikazi and heir, founder of the Matebele kingdom.
82	North End	Reference to direction of suburb.
83	North Lynne
84	North Trenance	Reference to position relative to that of Trenance.
85	Northlea
86	Northvale	Former Town Council area, reference to position and (Umguza) valley
87	Ntaba Moyo
88	Orange Grove
89	Paddonhurst	Named after Major Cecil Paddon, O.B.E., (pioneer).
90	Parklands	Estate name. Park Lands estate A (Portion of original grant to Dominican Sisters).
91	Parkview	Situated on the location adjacent to the Centenary Park and proposed location of Bulawayo Zoo
92	Pelandaba	Phelandaba translates “The matter is concluded”, a reference to the successful conclusion to the struggle for security.
93	Pumula	Phumula means “a resting place”, reference to the fact that many have built homes there to retire to.
94	Pumula South	Named in reference to relative position of Pumula
95	Queens Park	A reference to the Queen and the three main roads – Victoria, Alexandra and Elizabeth
96	Queens Park East	A reference to the position relative to that of Queen Park.
97	Queens Park West	A reference to the position relative to that of Queen Park.
98	Queensdale
99	Rangemore	Suburb adopted the original estate name.
100	Raylton	Suburb adopted the original estate name.
101	Richmond
102	Riverside	Derived from the original estate name, which was in reference to the Umguza River
103	Romney Park	The suburb was named after George Romney, a British painter
104	Sauerstown	Named after Dr. Han Sauer, original owner of the land
105	Selbourne Park	Named after the main road of Selbourne Avenue, now called L. Takawira Avenue, facing Ascot Mansions
106	Sizinda	Battle regiment of Mzilikazi of the Matabele
107	Southdale
108	Souththwold	The suburb was named by the estate developers and street names are of many Cotswolds villages and towns.
109	Steeldale	Composite name referring to industry.
110	Suburbs	This was the first suburb and retained that name.
111	Sunninghill	After British royal residence (given to present Queen at time of marriage).
112	Sunnyside	Chosen from list of suggested names
113	Tegela	The name is derived from a Ndebele word ukwethekela meaning “to visit”.
114	The Jungle
115	Thorngrove	Suburb name came from the large number of Mimosa (Thorn) trees in the area.
116	Trenance
117	Tshabalala	The “isibongo” or praise name for Lobengula’s mother, Fulata, who was of Swazi extraction.
118	Tshabalala Extension	Extension in reference to the suburb of Tshabalala
119	Umguza Estate	Named after the Umguza River which runs through it
120	Upper Rangemore	Name in reference to Rangemore suburb.
121	Waterford
122	Waterlea
123	West Somerton
124	Westgate
125	Westondale
126	Willsgrove
127	Windsor Park	Named after English town or Guildford Castle grounds
128	Woodlands	Chosen from a list of suggested names
129	Woodville
130	Woodville Park

Retained the old Estate Name.

Schools and colleges

In Bulawayo, there are 128 primary and 48 secondary schools.

Primary schools

No.	School Name
1.	Amaswazi Primary School
2.	Amaveni Primary School
3.	Babambeni Primary School
4.	Baines Infant School
5.	Baines Junior
6.	Barham Green Primary School
7.	Carmel Primary School
8.	Coghlan Primary School
9.	Dominican Convent
10.	Dumezweni Primary School
11.	Emakhandeni Primary School
12.	Fairbridge Primary School
13.	Fusi Primary School
14.	Gampu Primary School
15.	Godlwayo Primary School
16.	Helemu Primary School
17.	Henry Low Primary School
18.	Hillside Infant School
19.	Hillside Junior School
20.	HQ 1 Brigade Primary School
21.	Hugh Beadle Primary School
22.	Induba Primary School
23.	Infant School
24.	Ingubo Primary School
25.	Ingwegwe Primary School
26.	Inkanyezi Primary School
27.	Insukamini Primary School
28.	Intunta Primary School
29.	Inzwananzi Primary School
30.	John Slaven Primary School
31.	Josiah Chinamano Primary School
32.	King George VI Memorial School
33.	Kumalo Primary School
34.	Lobengula Primary School
35.	Lobengula Primary School
36.	Lochview Primary School
37.	Losikeyi Primary School
38.	Lotshe Primary School
39.	Lukhanyiso Primary School
40.	Luveve Primary School
41.	Mabhukudwana Primary School
42.	Mafakela Primary School
43.	Mafela Primary School
44.	Magwegwe Primary School
45.	Mahlabezulu
46.	Mahlathini Primary School
47.	Malindela Primary School
48.	Manondwana Primary School
49.	Manyewu Primary School
50.	Maphisa Primary School
12.	Masiyephambili Junior School
51.	Masuku Primary School
52.	Maswazi Primary School
53.	Matshayisikova Primary School
54.	Mawaba Primary School
55.	Mazwi Primary School
56.	Mbizo Primary School
57.	McKeurten Primary School
58.	Mganwini Primary School
59.	Mgiqika Primary School
60.	Mgombane Primary School
61.	Mhali Primary School
62.	Milton Junior School
63.	Mkhithika Primary School
64.	Moray Primary School
65.	Mpumelelo Primary School
66.	Mthombowesizwe Primary School
67.	Mtshane Primary School
68.	Mtshede Primary School
69.	Mtshingwe Primary School
70.	Mzilikazi Primary School
71.	Newmansford Primary School
72.	Ngwalongwalo Primary School
73.	Nketa Primary School
74.	Nkulumane Primary School
75.	Ntabeni Primary School
76.	Ntshamathe Primary School
77.	Nyamande Primary School
78.	Petra Primary School
79.	Phelandaba SDA Primary School
80.	Queen Elizabeth II Primary School
81.	Rangemore Primary School
82.	Robert Tradgold Primary School
83.	Rose Camp Primary School
84.	Saint Thomas Aquinas
85.	Senzangakhona Primary School
86.	Sigombe Primary School
87.	St. Bernards R.C Primary School
88.	St. Patricks R.C Primary School
89.	Tategulu Primary School
90.	Tennyson Primary School
91.	Thembiso Primary School
92.	Thomas Rudland Primary School
93.	Trenance Primary School
94.	Waterford Primary School
95.	Whitestone School
96.	Woodville Primary School
97.	Zulukandaba Primary School

Secondary and high schools

No.	School Name
1	Amhlope Pumula No. 2 Secondary School
2	Amhlophe Secondary School
3	Bulawayo Adventist Secondary School (BASS)
4	Bulawayo Technical School
5	Christian Brothers' College, Bulawayo
6	Cowdray Park Secondary School
7	Dominican Convent High
8	Emakhandeni Secondary School
9	Entumbane Secondary School
10	Eveline Girls High School
11	Falcon College
12	Founders High School
13	Gifford High School
14	Girls College
15	Hamilton High School
16	Ihlati Secondary School
17	Inyanda High School
18	Lobengula Secondary School
19	Luveve High School
20	Magwegwe Secondary School
21	Mandwandwe Secondary School
22	Masotsha Secondary School
23	Milton High School
24	Montrose Girls High School
25	Mpopoma High School
26	Msitheli Secondary School
27	Mzilikazi High School
28	Njube Secondary School
29	Nketa Secondary School
30	Nkulumane Secondary School
31	Northlea High School
32	Petra High School
33	Premier High School
34	Pumula High School
35	Sikhulile Secondary School
36	Sizane Secondary School
37	Sobukazi High School
38	St Bernard's R.C. High School
39	St. Columbus High School
40	Townsend High School

41 Mncumbatha Secondary School

Schools outside Bulawayo

• Falcon College – outskirts of Bulawayo, Esigodini
• Plumtree School – 88 km (55 miles) from Bulawayo, in Plumtree
• John Tallach High School

Colleges and universities

• Academy of Learning Business Training College
• Bulawayo Polytechnic College
• Gwanda State University, Gwanda
• Hillside Teachers College
• Lupane State University, Lupane
• National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
• Solusi University
• Speciss College
• United College of Education (UCE)
• Zimbabwe Distance Education College (Zdeco)

• ZOU,Zimbabwe Open University

Natives and residents

• Erich Bloch (economist), economist and columnist
• Mandla Balanda, Footballer, former Highlanders soccer star.
• John H Abeles, physician, medical investor, philanthropist
• Marshall P. Baron, painter
• Robin Brown, cricketer
• Michael Bullivant, Teacher at Milton High School- for 30 years; Chairman of Performing Arts Bulawayo since 1978, co-founder of the Bulawayo Music Festival and Principal of the Zimbabwe Academy of Music since 2006.
• Warren Carne, cyclist
• Brian Chikwava, writer and musician
• Charlene, Princess of Monaco, wife of Albert II, Prince of Monaco
• Charles Coghlan, lawyer, first Premier of Southern Rhodesia. (Coghlan was honoured by his burial, near Cecil Rhodes's grave, at "World's View" in the Matopo Hills near Bulawayo.)
• Charles Coventry, cricketer
• Kirsty Coventry, world-record swimmer
• Chelsy Davy, former girlfriend of Prince Harry
• Graham Edwards, cricketer
• Lucia Evans, winner of the 2006 Irish TV talent show You're A Star, born in Bulawayo
• Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel
• Duncan Fletcher, cricketer, former coach of England national cricket team and current coach of Indian national cricket team
• Des Foster, Waterpolo, former captain of the national Waterpolo team.
• C.N "Peter" Foster, Swimming, Boxing, Athletics, Rugby and Waterpolo, in 1946 Peter held the SA amateur boxing heavy weight title, along with holding the commonwealth 500yrd freestyle record at the commonwealth games.
• Humphrey Gibbs, GCVO, KCMG, farmer, Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia (1959–1970)
• Norman Geras, professor of political philosophy, University of Manchester; writes normblog, a widely read UK blog
• Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-born English cricketer
• Derek Hudson, Conductor, lecturer, writer and broadcaster; conductor of the Bulawayo Philharmonic Orchestra and director of the Zimbabwe Academy of Music

• Kubi Indi, development activist and businesswoman
• Tendayi Jembere, actor
• Graham JohnsonPianist, recognised as one of the world's leading vocal accompanists; also world authority on the song repertoire
• Doris Lessing, novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature
• Cont Mhlanga, playwright and founder of Amakhosi Theater
• August Musarurwa, composer of the tune "Skokiaan"
• Benjani Mwaruwari, footballer and former Zimbabwe team captain and also turned out for Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City
• Peter Ndlovu, footballer, former Zimbabwe team captain and considered to be the best Zimbabwean player of all time
• Lewin Nyatanga, Zimbabwean-born Welsh footballer
• Alexander Pines, professor of chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
• Nick Price, former world number one golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame member
• Ramadu, musician
• Surendran Reddy, musician, composer and performer
• Rozalla, dance music performer
• Ron Sandler, CEO Lloyd's of London; Chairman of Northern Rock bank
• Allan Savory, biologist
• Shingai Shoniwa, rock musician
• Robert Sibson, City Engineer and composer and musician instrumental in founding both the Bulawayo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zimbabwe Academy of Music
• Alexander McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series
• Joseph Sonnabend, physician, researcher, part of team to discover interferon
• Heath Streak, cricketer and former captain and current bowling coach of the Zimbabwe team
• Yvonne Vera, award-winning author
• David Coltart Former Minister of Education, Sports, Arts and Culture. (2008–2013)
• Charles Mhlauri, football coach, former Zimbabwe National Team Coach (Warriors)
• David Dewar, Professor of Town Planning, University of Cape Town
• Neil Dewar, Professor of Geography, University of Cape Town
• Cont Mhlanga Arts legend

Literature

The city of Bulawayo serves as the backdrop for French novel "Sale Hiver à Bulawayo", written by Soline de Thoisy (2011). It is the starting point for the 1925 novel by Agatha Christie, The Secret of Chimneys, where the main character is leading tours, and meets up with an old friend who gives him two jobs to do in England.