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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Bulawayo | 699,385 (2010) |
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Other Languages:
French:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
German:
Bulawayo, Simbabwe
Italian:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Russian:
Булавайо, Зимбабве
Simplified Chinese:
布拉瓦约, 津巴布韦
Spanish:
Bulawayo, Zimbabue
Afrikaans:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Arabic:
بولاوايو, زيمبابوي
Azeri:
Bulavayo
Basque:
Bulawayo
Bavarian:
Bulawayo
Belarusian:
Булавая, Зімбабвэ
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Булаваё
Breton:
Bulawayo
Bulgarian:
Булавейо, Зимбабве
Catalan:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Cebuano:
Bulawayo
Croatian:
Bulawayo
Czech:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Danish:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Dutch:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Dutch Low Saxon:
Bulawayo
Esperanto:
Bulawayo
Estonian:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Farsi/Persian:
بولاوایو, زیمبابوه
Finnish:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Georgian:
ბულავაიო
Hebrew:
בולאוואיו, זימבבואה
Hill Mari:
Булавайо
Hindi:
बुलावायो, ज़िम्बाब्वे
Hungarian:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Ido:
Bulawayo
Indonesian:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Irish Gaelic:
Bulawayo, An tSiombáib
Japanese:
ブラワヨ, ジンバブエ
Korean:
불라와요, 짐바브웨
Kyrgyz:
Булавайо
Lithuanian:
Bulavajas, Zimbabvė
Malay:
Bulawayo
Malayalam:
ബുലവായോ
Marathi:
बुलावायो
Northern Frisian:
Bulawayo
Norwegian:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Polish:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Portuguese:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Romanian:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Scots:
Bulawayo
Serbian:
Булавајо, Зимбабве
Serbo-Croatian:
Bulawayo
Shona:
Bulawayo
Swahili:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Swedish:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Turkish:
Bulawayo, Zimbabve
Ukrainian:
Булавайо, Зімбабве
Urdu:
بولاوایو
Vietnamese:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Waray:
Bulawayo
Welsh:
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo (/bʊləˈwɑːjoʊ/, /-ˈweɪoʊ/; Ndebele: Bulawayo) is the second-largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. Bulawayo covers an area of about 546 square kilometres (211 square miles) in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe that is also a province.
Bulawayo was founded around 1840 as the kraal of Mzilikazi, the Ndebele king. His son, Lobengula, succeeded him in the 1860s and ruled from Bulawayo until 1893 when the settlement was captured by British South Africa Company soldiers during the First Matabele War. That year, the first white settlers arrived and rebuilt the town. The town was besieged by Ndebele warriors during the Second Matabele War. Bulawayo attained municipality status in 1897 and city status in 1943.
Bulawayo was founded around 1840 as the kraal of Mzilikazi, the Ndebele king. His son, Lobengula, succeeded him in the 1860s and ruled from Bulawayo until 1893 when the settlement was captured by British South Africa Company soldiers during the First Matabele War. That year, the first white settlers arrived and rebuilt the town. The town was besieged by Ndebele warriors during the Second Matabele War. Bulawayo attained municipality status in 1897 and city status in 1943.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Locality: Old Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Locality: Old Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Locality: Old Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Locality: Old Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Locality: Umviga mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Locality: Old Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Locality: Old Nic Mine, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulawayo |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q193250 |
| GeoNames ID: | 894701 |
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