Midlands Province

Midlands
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
CapitalGweru
Government
 • Minister of State for MidlandsOwen Ncube[1]
Area
 • Total49,166 km2 (18,983 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,811,905
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
HDI (2021)0.590[2]
medium · 3rd of 10

Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 square kilometres (18,983 sq mi) and a population of 1,811,905 (2022). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of various other languages. Gweru, the third-largest city in Zimbabwe, is the capital of the province.

Midlands Province contains Kwekwe, a city of considerable mining and manufacturing industries, in which also the Sable Chemicals Trust maintains a presence.

  1. ^ "Mnangagwa Appoints Coup Plotters to Key Ministries in Recycled Mugabe Cabinet". Voice of America. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.