Bulawayo waa magaalada labaad ee ugu weyn magaalada Zimbabwe ka dib caasimadda Harare, iyada oo la tixraacayo tirakoobka 2012, tirada guud ee 653,337 halka diiwaanka Bulawayo ay muujinayso dad ka kooban 1,200,750. Tani waxa ay ka dhigan tahay in dadweynaha ay dawladdu ku kalifeyso in ay ka soo horjeedo gobolka Matabeleland tan iyo 1980-kii, iyada oo dalabkeedu yahay in ay faa'iido badan ka helaan. [Citations needed] Dad tiradoodu tahay 620,000 sannadkii 1992 Bulawayo ma heli karto dad ka kooban 653 337 20 sano marka dambe marka ay dhammaato dhulkeeda [citation needed] sababtuna tahay ballaarinta guryaha. [2] Waxay ku taal Matabeleland, 439 km (273 mi) koonfur-galbeed Harare, waxaana hadda lagu daweynayaa degmo ka duwan Matabeleland. Caasimada Matabeleland Waqooyiga hadda waa Lupane, sida Bulawayo waa magaalo weyn. Isku xirka Bulawayo waxaa loo yaqaanaa magacyo kale: "City of Kings", "Skies", "Bluez", ama "Ntuthu ziyathunqa" - oo ah weedha Ndebele ee "qiiqa soo baxaya".