Kwekwe East Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kwekwe | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,069 ft / 1,240 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°0′40″S30°01′35″E / 19.01111°S 30.02639°E Coordinates: 19°0′40″S30°01′35″E / 19.01111°S 30.02639°E | ||||||||||
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  FVKK Location of the airport in Zimbabwe | |||||||||||
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Sources:, [1] CloudMade Maps. | |||||||||||
Kwekwe East Airport( IATA : FVKK) is an airport serving Kwekwe, a mining town in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe.
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 square kilometres (18,983 sq mi) and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). Gweru is the capital of the province. It is home to various peoples. As a central point in Zimbabwe it has a blend of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho, Chewa among various other languages spoken in Zimbabwe.
Kwekwe, known until 1983 as Que Que, is a city in central Zimbabwe.
Kwekwe High School is a high school in the city of Kwekwe, in the Midlands Region of Zimbabwe. It was known until 1982 as Que Que High School. The school motto is Non Sibi Sed Omnibus. Kwekwe High is an co-ed interracial school that offers education from Form 1 up to Form 6 and offers sports such as rugby, cricket, tennis, basketball, swimming, field hockey, netball and volleyball. The school was founded in the early twentieth century, and was a combined primary and secondary school until the late 1920s when it was separated. At its inception the school mainly served the children of white employees of the Globe and Phoenix Gold Mine and of industries based on nearby deposits of iron and chromite, along with the children of local white farmers and ranchers. The school was opened to students of all races in 1980. It has some 1,500 students and 50 teachers, with six of them teaching mathematics. The class sizes are usually between 40 and 43 students per class.
The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces, which are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 wards.
Lancashire Steel F.C. Zimbabwean football which are based in Kwekwe. They were set to play in the second tier of Zimbabwean football after their relegation at the end of the 2008 football season before folding up. Their home stadium is Baghdad Stadium. Lancashire Steel sold their franchise to Mateta (Gokwe) in 2009. The club reformed in 2010 and played in the Midlands Region Division Two 2B were they finish Runners-up in the league. In 2011 Lancashire Steel are in the Zifa Central Region Division One.
The National Mining Museum is dedicated to showcasing Zimbabwe's mining heritage. It was developed by the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe. The museum is located in Kwekwe, a town in central Zimbabwe.
Kwe Kwe River is a small river that runs by the town of Kwekwe in Zimbabwe. It is a lesser tributary of the Sebakwe River and it joins the Sebakwe River north of the town. The water from the river is used by the steel industry that forms the backbone of the town of Kwekwe. The Sebakwe River joins Sanyati River which flows northwards and drains into the Zambezi River.
Blessing Chebundo is a Zimbabwean politician, a member of parliament and a leading figure in the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). He rose to fame by defeating Emmerson Mnangagwa in a contest to represent Kwekwe constituency in the parliament of Zimbabwe in the 2000 parliamentary election. Mnangagwa, a heavyweight in ZANU-PF, was predicted to easily win the constituency, but Chebundo won the seat despite threats to his life. As an incumbent, he again defeated Mnangagwa and was re-elected in the March 2005 parliamentary election.
Kwekwe District is a district in Zimbabwe.
Silobela is an agricultural village in Kwekwe District in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Kwekwe town, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-west of Gweru town, and bordering Nkayi on the west.
The Centrals cricket team was a first-class cricket team in Zimbabwe. They competed in the Logan Cup from 2006 to 2009. The club played their home matches at the Kwekwe Sports Club.
Tongai Moyo was a contemporary Zimbabwean musician, often referred to as Dhewa. Born and raised in Kwekwe, Dhewa rose to fame in the late 1990s as a solo artist and with the band Utakataka Express. Highly successful singles including "Samanyemba", "Naye", and "Muchina Muhombe" led to his national, regional and international fame; he produced 14 albums in a career of over twenty years.
The Kwekwe Sports Club in Kwekwe is the home ground of one of Zimbabwe's four provincial cricket sides, Mid West Rhinos. The cricket ground has been host to several first class and one day matches and has even hosted some internationals – most notably between Zimbabwe and Kenya in 2002. Kwekwe also hosts a variety of touring sides versus Zimbabwe 'A' teams.
The Mid West Rhinos is one of the four cricket Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in Midlands Province and the Mashonaland West area. They play their home matches at Kwekwe Sports Club in Kwekwe.
The Midlands cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing the Midlands province in Zimbabwe. They competed in the Logan Cup from 1999 until the competition was revamped after the 2004–05 season. The club played their home matches at the Kwekwe Sports Club.
Chicago, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, is a low density suburb located in the outskirts of Kwekwe CBD.
Ngondoma River is a river in Zhombe Communal Land, Kwekwe District in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe.
Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway or the R84-7 Highway is an all-weather bitumen macadam highway in Zimbabwe running from Kwekwe to Gokwe passing through Zhombe. as a trunk road it is officially the P11 Highway
Silobela is a constituency in the House of Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. It is in Kwekwe District of the Midlands Province.
Globe and Phoenix Mine is a gold mine in Zimbabwe. It is just outside Kwekwe CBD.
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