Kwekwe or Kwe Kwe is a city in 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. Categories: Africa geography stubs | Provinces of Zimbabwe ... Harare (formerly Salisbury), estimated population 5,480,645 (2004), is the capital of Zimbabwe. ... The City of Bulawayo is highlighted in this map of Zimbabwe. ...

Kwekwe was founded in the late 19th century as a gold mining town, and hosts Zimbabwe's National Mining Museum. The town remains an industrial centre of the country. Kwekwe is named after the Kwekwe River, which was originally named Que Que (pronounced the same) after the croaking of the frogs. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. ... Distribution of frogs (in black) Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia - List of Anuran families The frog is an amphibian in the order Anura (meaning tail-less from Greek an-, without + oura, tail). ...

The climate is warm and wet from mid November to mid March, with cool, dry weather from May to mid August and warm dry weather from August to mid-November.

The Kwekwe Sports Club hosts games by Zimbabwe's Midlands provincial cricket side, and hosted a one-day international against Kenya in 2002, along with a number of matches between Zimbabwe A and touring teams. Kwekwe hosts two football (soccer) clubs, the Lancashire Steel (named after a local steel company) and Kwekwe Cables. The Kwekwe Queens Club is also a reputable sporting establishment, with a sizable membership and drinking crowd. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Schools in Kwekwe include Kwekwe Junior School ,Kwekwe High School ,Ficthlea primary school. Kwekwe High School is a high school in the city of Kwekwe, in the Midlands region of Zimbabwe (the school was known until 1982 as Que Que High School). ...

Suburbs

Kwekwe like any town has its suburbs divided into low cost housing ,residential housing and also industrial and railway housing.

Amaveni and West End are the two low cost housing suburbs in Kwekwe area.These two ghetto like housing areas were primarily built close to the mines so that the workers where located close to work making the area boom in terms of business especially local bars referred to as beerhalls.The mine which was white sands was actually a beautiful site and was nick named "Motoro". West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ... In Polynesian mythology (specifically Mangaia), Motoro is a god who did not desire human sacrifices. ...

Then there was the mid-class homes in the Fitchlea area ,this area is made up of big 3-4 bedroom homes and is still home to wealthy families despite the collapse of the economy.

Masasa Park ,New Town are amongst the wealthier suburbs. A new town, planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ...

The town lies on the Bulawayo - Harare Line of the railway.

Coordinates: 18°55′S 29°49′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...