Mutare (known as Umtali until 1983[1]) is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with an urban population of approximately 188,243 and rural population of approximately 260,567.[2] It is the capital of Manicaland province.Beautiful places to travel to game : www.purposegame...,
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10 υπέροχα μέρη για ταξίδια, τα καλύτερα τουριστικά αξιοθέατα σε όλο τον κόσμοTertiary institutions[edit]
Africa University, a pan-African United Methodist funded university of about 5,000 students
Marymount Teachers' College
Mutare Teachers College
Mutare Polytechnic
Magamba vocational training
Fern Valley University -under consideration for construction for a long time
Economy[edit]
The main activities of the area are citrus farming, mining (The city's name is derived from "metal") and forestry. Two of the largest food producers in Zimbabwe, Cairns Foods and Tanganda Tea, operate in Mutare.
Mining includes gold at Redwing Mine, Penhalonga and some smaller mines, diamonds in Marange and gravel quarries around the city. There are a number of forestry companies including The Wattle Company, Allied Timbers formerly FCZ,Border Timbers and Timcon Investments .The main timber products include rough sawn timber, wattle bark, charcoal, various doors and frames and mouldings. The major timber produced is pine, sydney blue gum, black wattle, and some hardwoods on a smaller scale.
Notable residents[edit]
C.W.Mercer, a British author who wrote under the pen name Dornford Yates; lived near the city from 1948 until his death in 1960
Donal Lamont, Catholic bishop of Umtali/Mutare 1957-82, an outspoken opponent of the Ian Smith government; expelled from Rhodesia in 1977 after a high-profile trial
Douglas Rogers, a journalist and memoirist was born in the city in 1968 and raised there
Arthur Mutambara, became Deputy Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009, under the September 2008 power-sharing agreement
Onismor Bhasera, soccer star now playing for Plymouth Argyle Football Club in England
Tichafa Samuel Parirenyatwa Dr. (1927-1962), Zimbabwe's firs
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