Mount Hampden
Administrative City in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Hampden is the parliamentary seat[1] of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province.[2] It is about eleven miles from the main capital, Harare. It was the original destination of the Pioneer Column of the British South Africa Company; however, the Column eventually settled some eleven miles to the south, in present day Harare. Mount Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courteney Selous.
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Mount Hampden City | |
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Mount Hampden City | |
Country | Zimbabwe |
Province | Mash West |
Settled | 1890 (134 years ago) (1890) |
Construction Started | 2012 (12 years ago) (2012) |
Government | |
• Type | Ceremonial Mayor |
• Body | not estab. |
• Mayor | not elected yet. |
Area | |
• Total | 38.61 sq mi (100 km2) |
• Land | 38.22 sq mi (99 km2) |
• Water | 0.39 sq mi (1 km2) |
Elevation | 547.8 ft (1,466.97 m) |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 30,000 est. |
• Estimate (Sept. 2023) | 30,000 est. |
• Rank | unranked
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• Density | 771/sq mi (300/km2) |
• Urban | 30,000 est. |
• Urban density | 771/sq mi (300/km2) |
Demonym | none |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (CAT) |
ZIP Codes | 00000 |
GDP (City, 2023) | $2 million est. |
GMP (2023) | refer to Harare Metro |
Largest suburbs by area | Mount Hampden Suburb (3 sq mi or 7.8 km2) |
Largest suburb by population | Mount Hampden Suburb (2023 est. 22,000) |
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