Mbare
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Mbare is one of the oldest and most densely populated townships in Harare, Zimbabwe, known as a major transport hub and bustling market area.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mbare Hostels | 1 |
| Mbare flats | 1 |
| Mbare polyclinic | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
suburb
ⓘ
township ⓘ |
| characteristic | densely populated ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of urban Shona culture
ⓘ
home to popular music and arts scenes ⓘ strong football culture ⓘ |
| demographicGroup | predominantly Black African population ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high-density residential area
ⓘ
historic African township ⓘ informal economy ⓘ significant internal migration population ⓘ vibrant street trade ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Mbare Brewery
ⓘ
Mbare self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mbare Hostels
Mbare Musika long-distance bus station ⓘ Mbare Netball Complex ⓘ Mbare bus depot ⓘ Mbare self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mbare flats
Mbare self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mbare polyclinic
churches ⓘ informal markets ⓘ local commuter bus ranks ⓘ primary schools ⓘ retail stalls ⓘ secondary schools ⓘ sports grounds ⓘ wholesale produce markets ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
high unemployment
ⓘ
inadequate sanitation infrastructure ⓘ informal housing ⓘ informal vending regulation challenges ⓘ overcrowding ⓘ periodic cholera outbreaks ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early African residential area in colonial Salisbury
ⓘ
gateway for rural-urban migrants to Harare ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest townships in Harare ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mbare Musika bus terminus
ⓘ
Mbare Musika fresh produce market ⓘ bustling market area ⓘ major transport hub ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Shona ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Harare ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Harare Province ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Africa Time ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harare
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Harare
Harare ⓘ
surface form:
Harare urban area
|
| UTCOffset | +2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mbare Hostels
this entity surface form:
Mbare flats
this entity surface form:
Mbare polyclinic