Harare

Harare (afore 1982 kent as Salisbury) is the lairgest an caipital ceety o Zimbabwe. It haes an estimatit population o 1,600,000, wi 2,800,000 in its metropolitan aurie (2006).  Admeenistratively, Harare is an independent ceety equivalent tae a province.  It is Zimbabwe's admeenistrative, commercial, an communications centre. The ceety is a trade centre for tobacco, maize, cotton, an citrus fruits. Manufactures include textiles, steel, an chemicals, an gowd is mined in the aurie. Harare is situatit at an elevation o 1483 metres (4865 feet) an its climate falls intae the warm temperate category.

Harare is the site o the University o Zimbabwe, the lairgest institution o hichter learnin in Zimbabwe, which is situatit aboot 5 km north o the ceety. Numerous suburbs surroond the ceety, retainin the names colonial administrators gave them durin the 19t century, such as Warren Park, Borrowdale, Munt Pleasant, Marlborough, Tynwald an Avondale.

 Sister ceeties 
  Nottingham, Unitit Kinrick
  Munich, Germany
  Prato, Italy
  Lago, Italy

Category:Caipitals in Africae
Category:Provinces o Zimbabwe
Category:Populatit places in Zimbabwe
Category:Populatit places established in 1890