Mount Hampden
Mount Hampden is the parliamentary capital city of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province.[1] It is about eleven miles from the main capital, Harare. It was the original destination of the Rhodesian Pioneer Column; however, the Column eventually settled some eleven miles to the south. Mount Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courteney Selous.
Mount Hampden City | |
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| Mount Hampden City | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Mashonaland West |
| Settled | 1890 |
| Construction Started | 2012 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ceremonial Mayor |
| • Body | not estab. |
| • Mayor | not elected yet. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.61 sq mi (100 km2) |
| • Land | 38.22 sq mi (99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Elevation | 547.8 ft (1,466.97 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 30,000 est. |
| • Estimate (Sept. 2023) | 30,000 est. |
| • Rank | unranked
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| • Density | 771/sq mi (300/km2) |
| • Urban | 30,000 est. |
| • Urban density | 771/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Demonym | none |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (CAT) |
| ZIP Codes | 00000 |
| GDP (City, 2023) | $2 million est. |
| GMP (2023) | refer to Harare Metro |
| Largest suburbs by area | Mount Hampden Suburb (3 sq mi or 7.8 km2) |
| Largest suburb by population | Mount Hampden Suburb (2023 est. 22,000) |
In 2012, the government of Zimbabwe under then President of Zimbabwe and dictator, Robert Mugabe announced its plans to build a new capital city in Mount Hampden. The new capital already has the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building, and will eventually include a Presidential palace (State House of Zimbabwe), the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe and High Court of Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, wealthy suburbs, hotels and modern shopping malls.
After completion of New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in April 2022, it automatically became the Parliamentary Capital of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Dubai based Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk is building a potentially tallest building in Africa, in Mt Hampden[2]
References
- https://www.herald.co.zw/major-boost-for-zims-new-administrative-city/amp/
- Cabral, Alvin R. (21 July 2022). "UAE's Mulk International starts construction of $500m tech park in Zimbabwe". The National. Retrieved 26 September 2023.