Bulawayo
Bulawayo is a regional capital in Zimbabwe with a population of about 665,952.
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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About Bulawayo
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Continent | Africa |
| Explore | 09 |
| Population | 665,952 |
| Local currency | ZWG |
| Coordinates | -20.1500, 28.5833 |
| Time zone | Africa/Harare |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 366 km · Harare |
| Population (Zimbabwe) | #2 most populated in Zimbabwe |
| Where on Earth | 20°8′60″S · 28°34′60″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 2,243 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 7,776 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Serra (Brazil) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 20.15, -151.42 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 5,589 km |
| Dubai | 5,810 km |
| São Paulo | 7,681 km |
| Paris | 8,102 km |
| London | 8,445 km |
| Moscow | 8,483 km |