Bradfield, Zimbabwe

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Map of Zimbabwe showing the location of Bradfield
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Coordinates: 20°10′40″S28°35′06″E / 20.17778°S 28.58500°E / -20.17778; 28.58500
CountryFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Province Matabeleland North
District Bulawayo District
City Bulawayo
Time zone CAT (UTC+2)

Bradfield is a neighbourhood in the city of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Bulawayo Place in Zimbabwe

Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland. The city's population is disputed; the 2012 census listed it at 653,337, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million. Bulawayo covers an area of about 1,707 square kilometres (659 sq mi) in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe that are also a province.

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Location

Bradfield is located in Bulawayo District, Matabeleland North Province, in the city of Bulawayo, the second-largest business and industrial center in Zimbabwe, after the capital, Harare, located approximately 460 kilometres (286 mi), by road, to the northeast. [1]

Matabeleland North Province Province in Zimbabwe

Matabeleland North is a province in western Zimbabwe. With a population of 749,017 as of the 2012 census, it is the country's second-least populous province, after Matabeleland South, and is the country's least densely populated province. Matabeleland North was established in 1974, when the original Matabeleland Province was divided into two provinces, the other being Matabeleland South. In 1997, the province lost territory when the city of Bulawayo became its own province. Matabeleland North is divided into seven districts. Its capital is Lupane, and Victoria Falls and Hwange are its largest towns. The name "Matabeleland" is derived from the Matabele or Ndebele people, the province's largest ethnic group.

Zimbabwe republic in southern Africa

Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. The capital and largest city is Harare. A country of roughly 16 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most commonly used.

Harare City and Province in Zimbabwe

Harare is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 960.6 km2 (371 mi2) and an estimated population of 1,606,000 in 2009, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area in 2006. Situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region, Harare is a metropolitan province, which also incorporates the municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of 1,483 metres above sea level and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category.

Bradfield is bordered by 16th Street to the north, Bulawayo Golf Club and Lions Golf Club to the east, 23rd Avenue and Burns Drive to the south and by Angus Road to the west. Matopos Road runs from 16th Street to 23rd Avenue, in a north to south direction in the neighbourhood. Hillside Road also runs in a north to south direction through the Bradfield. The geographic coordinates of the neighbourhood are:20° 10' 40.00"S, 28° 35' 6.00"E (Latitude:-20.177778; Longitude:28.585000).

Overview

Bradfield, Zimbabwe is an upscale residential and commercial neighbourhood in Bulawayo. Commercial enterprises like banks, doctors' and dentists' offices and a shopping mall are located on Hillside Road. Upscale single-family homes occupy the rest of the neighbourhood.

History

The suburb was named after Edwin Eugene Bradfield, one of the first Europeans to settle in the neighbourhood. [2]

Population

The exact population of Bradfield, Zimbabwe is not known as of August 2011.

Points of interest

The points of interest within Bradfield or close to its borders, include the following:

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Coordinates: 20°10′40″S28°35′06″E / 20.177778°S 28.585000°E / -20.177778; 28.585000

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