Kadoma - description of the city:
In the center of Zimbabwe, on the southern Mashonaland West province is the industrial town Kadoma. It lies on the railway, which is linking the capital Harare with Bulawayo,which is the second largest city in the country. To Harare from Kadoma about 160km. Kadoma is located on the high plains «sheltered» by savanna. Subsoil around the town are rich of deposits of gold, copper, and nickel.
This ore-bearing veins are led to the city`s founding. In 1890th there appeared a working village, where the miners of local copper mines lived. The town was named Gatuma, it was name of a local hacienda. It was town`s name till 198th year. In the 1907th Kadoma received the municipal status.
The miming industry is still the main branch of Kadoma, and the best known company there is the «Cam and Motor Mine», whose headquarters is located at 7 km from the city center, in the Eifel Flats village. «Cam and Motor Mine» company is the largest producer of gold in the history of Zimbabwe. In Kadoma is also developed the production of textiles, banking. The outskirts of the city «decorate» rural landscapes-fields and plantations. The most spectacular sights of Kadoma is the town hall with a clock on the tower.
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Zimbabwe
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| International title |
Kadoma |
| Population |
79,174 people |
| Timezone |
Africa/Harare |
| State |
Mashonaland West Province |
| Geographic coordinates |
Latitude: -18.33328 x Longitude: 29.91534 |
Photo Galery Kadoma
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Places to visit in Kadoma
Famous Places
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Walensee
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The Walensee Introduction
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Michaelerplatz
Country: Austria
Michaelerplatz faces the grand main entrance into the imperial residence, the Michaelertor (St Michael’s Doorway), which leads to the Hofburg’s inner courtyard. On both sides of the doorway are 19th-century wall fountains, designed by Rudolf We ...
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Staatsoper
Country: Austria
In May 1869, when Vienna’s State Opera House opened to the strains of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, music lovers rejoiced that it would no longer be necessary to travel to Paris in order to hear good opera. Built in Neo-Renaissance style, the Opera Ho ...
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Drobak
Country: Norway
Drobak is a wonderful wooden village that is just 30 minutes south of Oslo. It is located on the east side of Oslofjorden. The village was once a pilot station. It would serve as the winter port for when the capital and the fjord closer were ice bo ...
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Rondane National Park
Country: Norway
Rondane National Park was established in the year 1962. It was the first national park in Norway. The park offers a well-established network of routes throughout it. There are several lodges for tourists including Bjornhollia and Rondvassbu.
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