Cities
Buhera
Buhera, a village in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe about 82km south east of Chivhu. It serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the Sabi communal lands. Buhera´s economy mainly dependent on farming, the main crops being maize, nyimo and nzungu (groundnuts). Cattle ranching are important.
Chegutu
Chegutu (formerly known as Hartley), a town in the Mashonaland West province of northern Zimbabwe and it 110km southwest of Harare on the main in Harare-Bulawayo highway. The town was originally called Old Hartley after Henry Hartley, and early hunter and explorer but was 34km east of modern Chegutu. White settlers flocked to the area when gold was discovered. The Butterfly and Giant mines strung up. The settlement was move to its present location in 1899 and by 1901 the railway reached the settlement. Hartley was proclaimed a village in 1903 and by 1974 Hartley was officially changed Chegutu.
Chinoye
A small town north west of Harare famous to the cave with there brilliant stagnates and stalactites.
Chiota Reserve
Chiota Reserve, an African tribal trust area near Marondera (Old Mariandeles).
Chitungwiza
Chitungwiza, a high-density dormitory town in Zimbabwe. The town is approximately 30km south of the capital Harare. Formed in 1978 from three township: Seke, Zengeza and St. Marys. Chitungwiza is located in the traditional territory of the Hera people. Its most distinguished historical figures are the Pasipamire, the pre-colonial svikiro (spirit medium) of Chaminuka. He is remembered for predicting the colonization of the country by the British. Majority of the people work in Harare, as there is very little industry in Chitungwiza. There are growth points and bus ranks.
Guruvu
Guruvu, a town on the way to Tengenenge, from which artist work and obtain their stone from ´´The Great Dyke´´.
Harare
Harare (formerly Salisbury), the capital city of Zimbabwe. It is Zimbabwe´s largest city and its administrative, commercial and communications centre. Harare is famous for its beautiful jacaranda, lined streets, especially in the Avenues Suburbs to the immediate north of the city centre.
Founded in 1890 as a fort by the Pioneer column who were a mercenary force organized by Cecil Rhodes. The name of the city was changed to Harare on April 18, 1982, the second anniversary of Zimbabwean independence, taking its name form the Shona Tribal chieftain Neharawa.
Harare has been the location of several international summits such as the 8th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (6th September 1986) and Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (1991). In 1995 Harare hosted the major portion of the 6th All-Africa Games, sharing the event with other Zimbabwean towns such as Bulawayo and Chitungwiza.
Mutare
Mutare (known as Umtali until 1982), the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a populatin of approximately 189 000. It is the capital of Manicaland province. Mutare was found in 1897 as a fort, about 8 km from the Mozambiquian border, and 290km from the port of Beira, earning Mutare the title of ´´Zimbabwe´s Gateway to the Sea´´. Known as the ´´Gateway to the Eastern Highlands´´.
Nyanga
Nyanga (formerly known as Inyanga), a village in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe, in the Eastern Highlands about 105 km north Mutare. The Nyanga Area has long been regarded as a place of great natural beauty.
Rusape
Rusape, a town in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe with a population of around 20 000, situated on the Harare-Mutare main road. Rusape a large, sprawling town that has not reached city status.
Typically noticeable in the surrounding region are the kopjes (hills), masasa trees, occasional tobacco farms and the densely crowded resettlement villages.
Serima Mission
On the way to Masvingo (Old Fort Victoria), the Serima Mission is a jewel - it´s run as a school and an adult halfway house.
At the mission, the nuns are welcoming (they don´t seem to get many visitors and make the most of you) and are knowledgeable well informed about the history of the mission, and are able to tell you a great deal about how the local people are faring.
The mission was set up in 1948 under the auspices of a Swiss missionary (Father Grober) who taught local people the techniques for carving as well as spreading the good word of the gospel.
Tafara
Tafara, a high-density village about 15kms from Harare. The Tonga Studio was started in Tafara by Tapfuma Gutsa, unfortunately it is no longer in existence. Vukutu
Vukutu, an African village in the Eastern Highlands where many of the first generation sculptors started the art movement.
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