Mashonaland region

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geographical region historical region

Mashonaland region is a historical and agricultural region in northern Zimbabwe that includes the capital city, Harare, and is a key center of the country’s population and political life.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → historical region →
agriculturalProduct	cotton → horticultural crops → maize → tobacco →
borders	Manicaland → Matabeleland → Midlands Province →
bordersCountry	Mozambique →
capital	Harare →
climate	subtropical climate →
colonialHistory	incorporated into Southern Rhodesia → part of British South Africa Company territory →
contains	Harare → Mashonaland Central Province → Mashonaland East Province → Mashonaland West Province → Parliament of Zimbabwe → State House Harare → Zimbabwean government institutions → capital city of Zimbabwe →
country	Zimbabwe →
dominantEthnicGroup	Shona people →
dominantLanguage	Shona language →
elevationFeature	Zimbabwean Highveld →
hasMajorCity	Bindura → Chinhoyi → Harare → Marondera → Mutoko →
hasTransportInfrastructure	Harare International Airport → railway network linking Harare to other regions →
historicalEvent	site of First Chimurenga uprisings →
historicalInhabitant	Shona people →
knownFor	agriculture → commercial farming → maize production → tobacco farming →
locatedIn	northern Zimbabwe →
locatedInRegion	Southern Africa →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
officialLanguage	English language →
partOf	Zimbabwe →
roleInCountry	key population center of Zimbabwe → political center of Zimbabwe →
timeZone	Central Africa Time →
utcOffset	+2 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harare → National Sports Stadium ("Mashonaland") → Salisbury ("Mashonaland") → Salisbury ("Mashonaland Province") → University of Zimbabwe ("Mashonaland") →	locatedIn
Avondale, Harare ("Mashonaland") → Highfield ("Mashonaland") → Manyame River ("Mashonaland") →	region
British South Africa Company ("Mashonaland") →	administeredTerritory
Matabeleland North ("Mashonaland West Province") →	borderWith
Mashonaland ("Mashonaland Central Province") →	contains
Chivhu →	partOf