Kwekwe or Kwe Kwe formerly Que Que (both: kwā'kwā') is a city in central Zimbabwe. It is located in the centre of the country (Midlands province)—roughly equidistant from Harare to the northeast and Bulawayo to the southwest. Its population stood at 47,607 in 1982, 75,425 in 1992 and the preliminary result of the 2002 census suggests a current population of 88,000. It is a center for steel and fertilizer production in the country. Kwekwe and neighbouring Redcliff are home to the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO)—the country's largest steelworks. It also boasts of the Zimbabwe Iron and Smelting Company, the largest ferrochrome producer, and one of the biggest power processing plants, ZESA-Munyati. (via Wikipedia)
Government type:
City Concil
Leader:
Stefan Bonyongwa
Time Zone:
CET
Latitude:
S
Longitude:
E
Name:
Kwekwe
Latitude (Minutes):
55
Longitude (Minutes):
49
Type:
City
Total Population:
88,000
As of:
2002
Longitude (Degrees):
29
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