Place:Midlands, Zimbabwe

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NameMidlands
TypeProvince
Coordinates19°S 29.75°E
Located inZimbabwe
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Chivhu
Featherstone
Gokwe
Gweru ( 1800 - )
Hunters Road
Keynshamburg
Kwekwe
Lalapansi
Mvuma
Redcliff
Shurugwi
Somabula
The Range
Umniati
Wanderer
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Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of various other languages. Gweru, the third-largest city in Zimbabwe, is the capital of the province.

Midlands Province contains Kwekwe, a city of considerable mining and manufacturing industries, in which also the Sable Chemicals Trust maintains a presence.

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