CITY OF HARARE
Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe. The population is 1,4 mio. people, being 10% of the country’s entire population. The city was founded in 1890 and was originally named Salisbury, until 1982. Salisbury was the capital of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 until the country gained its official independence in 1980 as the Republic of Zimbabwe. By then, Salisbury became Harare. It is also called Sunshine City and H Town. The area of the city is 960 km2 and the density is 2540/km2. The climate falls into the subtropical highland category and just outside the paved city centre, the environment is lush and air is dusty from the dry, red soil. The Central Business District is dominated by skyscapers and heavy traffic throughout the day. North of the CBD is the more quiet area, ‘The Avenues’, where big villas and embassies are situated. Just south of the CBD are two large industrial sites, Southerton and Graniteside. Sqeezed in between the industrial sites is Mbare, the most populated area in the country.
SOUTHERTON INDUSTRIAL AREA
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