City Details: Bulawayo
A few alternate names for Bulawayo are: BUQ, Bulavajas, Bulavajo, Bulavejo, Bulawayo, bu la wa yue, bullawayo, burawayo, Булавайо, Булаваё
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million. Bulawayo covers an area of 546 square kilometres 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 are also provinces.
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Bulawayo
General Information
- Official Name: Zimbabwe
- Common Name: Zimbabwe
- Population: 1200337
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- Coordinates: -20.15, 28.58333
- Country Code: ZWE
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Bulawayo
- 1. Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ), distance from city center: 15.18 km
- 2. Thornhill Air Base (GWE), distance from city center: 155.53 km
- 3. Francistown Airport (FRW), distance from city center: 160.97 km
Location of Bulawayo
Country Details
- Country: Zimbabwe
- Official Name: Republic of Zimbabwe
- Capital: Harare
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Southern Africa
- Population: 14,862,927
- Area: 390,757 km²
- Languages: Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
- Currency: Zimbabwean dollar ($)
- Timezones: UTC+02:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Botswana
- Mozambique
- South Africa
- Zambia
Holidays in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Zimbabwe for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Robert Mugabe National Youth Day - 2026-02-21
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Saturday - 2026-04-04
- Easter Saturday - 2026-04-04
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Independence Day - 2026-04-18
- Worker's Day - 2026-05-01
- Africa Day - 2026-05-25
- Heroes' Day - 2026-08-10
- Defence Forces Day - 2026-08-11
- Unity Day - 2026-12-22
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-26
Museums in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Museum
The Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Museum
The Art Grove Coffee Shop
Museum
Bulawayo Railway Museum
Crew Road, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 20.1635° S, 28.5742° E
Museum
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 20.1527° S, 28.5830° E