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R5 Road (Zimbabwe)
R5 Highway is a regional road corridor running from Harare to Mutare. It is also known as the A3 Highway. It is part of the Beira–Lobito Highway. Background In Harare the A3 Highway starts as Samora Machel Avenue (east), ( ) while the A5 Highway that runs from Harare to Bulawayo also begins as Samora Machel Avenue (west). Those in and around Harare like to call it Mutare Road, while those in Mutare call it Harare Road. Together with the R2 Highway, it form the Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway. Operations The R5 Highway links the Trans-African-Highway 9 to the Beira Corridor through the Machipanda Border Post east of Mutare. Together with the R3 it forms part of the Beira-Lobito Highway (the green route on this map) Junctions • At Marondera the P3 Highway turns left (north) to Murehwa. Its common name is the Marondera-Murehwa Road @ . * At Rusape the A14 Highway branches left (north) to Juliasdale and Nyanga @ . • At Nyazura the R6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan area in 2019. Situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region, Harare is a metropolitan province, which also incorporates the municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of above sea level and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category. The city was founded in 1890 by the Pioneer Column, a small military force of the British South Africa Company, and named Fort Salisbury after the UK Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. Company administrators demarcated the city and ran it until Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923. Salisbury was thereafter the seat of the Southern Rhodesian (later Rhodesian) government and, between 1953 and 1963, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Zimbabwe
The government of Zimbabwe is the main provider of air, rail and road services; historically, there has been little participation of private investors in transport infrastructure. Railways The railway operator is National Railways of Zimbabwe. ''Total:'' 3,427 km (2012). ''Narrow gauge'': 3,427 km at gauge, 313 km of which is electrified (de-energized due to problematic power supply in 2008) (2002). ''Note:'' this includes the 318 km Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway company line. Railway links with adjacent countries * South Africa - yes - same gauge * Botswana - yes - same gauge * Zambia - yes - same gauge * Mozambique - yes - same gauge Maps UN mapUNHCR map Stations served Highways There are 88,100 km of classified roads in Zimbabwe and 17,400 km of them are paved. Primary roads This class is sometimes called "National Roads or Highways". About 5% of the road network are primary roads. Primary roads are the most trafficked and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A15 Road (Zimbabwe)
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Chivhu
Chivhu (called Enkeldoorn until 1982) is a small town in Zimbabwe, with an estimated population of 10,000 in 2007. It is located south of Harare on the main road south to Masvingo and South Africa. Name Chivhu's original name, Enkeldoorn, is a Dutch and Afrikaans word meaning "lone thorn". It refers to the tree ''acacia robusta'' and implies that a single specimen once grew there. The name was adopted in 1891 but was changed to Chivhu in 1982, on the second anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence. The current name comes from the Shona language and means "anthill". History Enkeldoorn was founded by Afrikaans-speaking Boer farmers and settlers in around 1850, and was the first white settlement in Zimbabwe. It became an Afrikaner stronghold in a predominantly English-speaking white Rhodesia, giving it the nickname of 'the Republic of Enkeldoorn'. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyazura
Nyazura (formerly Inyazura) (the locals call it Nyazure) is the second largest urban settlement in Makoni District in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe located 72 km north-west of Mutare on the main road and railway linking Harare and Mutare. The settlement is named after the Nyazure River which is a tributary of the Save River. The phosphate In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid . The phosphate or orthophosphate ion is derived from phospho ... from Dorowa (to the south-west) are handled by the railways here. The town is located 191km from Harare along the Harare Mutare Highway. It is 20 kilometres from Rusape and 70km from Mutare. The major part of Nyazura is believed to be under the rule of the Rukweza family. Socioeconomic Activity A state of the art hotel and conference facility was commissioned early September 2021. The fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyanga, Zimbabwe
Nyanga is a town in Zimbabwe. At one time, the town was known as Inyanga. Location It is located in Nyanga District, Manicaland Province, in northeastern Zimbabwe, close to the International border with Mozambique. This location lies immediately north of Nyanga National Park in the Eastern Highlands, about , by road, north of Mutare, the nearest large city. This location lies approximately , by road, east of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country. The coordinates of Nyanga are:18° 12' 36.00"S, 32° 44' 24.00"E (Latitude: 18.2100; Longitude:32.7400). Nyanga sits at an elevation of , above sea level. Overview Mount Nyangani, the highest mountain in Zimbabwe, lies about , southeast of the town. Its highest peak rises to approximately , above sea level. Nyanga is primarily a tourist town and is a popular tourist destination with its fishing, golf courses, mountain hikes and holiday resorts. The Mtarazi Falls, inside Nyanga National Park, are the highe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliasdale
Juliasdale is a resort town in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. It is situated in the foothills of the Nyanga mountains in eastern Zimbabwe Location It is located approximately , by road, southwest of the town of Nyanga, where the district headquarters are located. This location lies approximately , by road, directly south of Mutare, the location of the provincial headquarters. The coordinates of Juliasdale are: 18° 22' 3.00"S, 32° 40' 48.00"E (Latitude:18.3675; Longitude:32.6800). Juliasdale is located in the Eastern Highlands, close to the international border with Mozambique. Its location lies within the confines of Nyanga National Park. Overview Juliasdale is home to the first casino in the country. The mountainous town is an attractive destination for tourism. Forestry and fruit are farmed in the region. ZB Bank Limited, a commercial bank, maintains a branch in the town. Tourism Located on the foothills of the Nyanga mountains, Juliasdale is surrounded by soaring mountains, crisp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A14 Road (Zimbabwe)
This is a list of roads designated A14. * A014 road (Argentina), a beltway ring-road around San Juan, San Juan Province * A14 motorway (Austria), a road connecting Hörbranz and the German Autobahn 96 to Bürs * A14 motorway (Belgium), a road connecting Antwerp and France at Lille * A14 motorway (France), a road connecting La Défense, Hauts-de-Seine and Orgeval, Yvelines * A 14 motorway (Germany), a road in eastern Germany * A14 motorway (Italy), a road connecting Bologna to Taranto * A14 road (Kenya), a road connecting Mombasa to the Tanzanian border * A14 road (Latvia), a road connecting Tilti - Daugavpils - Kalkūni * A14 highway (Lithuania), a road connecting Vilnius and Utena * A 14 highway (Sri Lanka), a road connecting Medawachchiya and Talaimannar * A14 motorway (Switzerland), a road connecting Luzern and Cham * A14 road (England), a road connecting the Port of Felixstowe to the junction of the M1 and M6 motorways near Rugby * A14 road (Isle of Man), a road connectin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusape
Rusape is a town in Zimbabwe. Location It is located in Makoni District in Manicaland Province, in northeastern Zimbabwe. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Harare, the capital and the largest city in Zimbabwe. Rusape is situated on the main road (Highway A-3), between Harare and Mutare, approximately , further southeast of Rusape. Rusape sits at an altitude of , above sea level. Overview Rusape is a large, sprawling town that has not quite reached city status. As is typical of Zimbabwean towns, Rusape has areas of low and high density population. The main high density area close to the town is ''Vengere'' township. Other suburbs have also been built since Independence in 1980. ''Mabvazuva'' to the east of town, and Tsanzaguru further out by the lakeside. Mabvazuva literally translates to "where the sun rises" (the East). There is also a new fast growing medium density suburb far east sprawling into the farmlands which is called ''Magamba Township''. Tsanzaguru is h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
