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Pre-1982 name | New name | Region | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Balla Balla | Mbalabala | Matabeleland | Amended to better reflect local Kalanga pronounciation |
Gwelo | Gweru | Midlands | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation |
Hartley | Chegutu | Mashonaland | Name with obvious colonial connotations replaced with indigenous Shona name |
Salisbury | Harare | Mashonaland | Name with obvious colonial connotations replaced with indigenous Shona name. "Harare" had previously been the name of a black township in the south of the city, which was concurrently renamed Mbare |
New name | Old name | Region | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Chegutu | Hartley | Mashonaland | Original name, referring to Henry Hartley, a 19th-century hunter and explorer, replaced with indigenous Shona name |
Chimanimani | Melsetter | Manicaland | Original name, referring to a place in Scotland, replaced with indigenous Shona name. Initially changed to Mandidzudzure, then to Chimanimani in September 1982 because of local public opinion |
Chivhu | Enkeldoorn | Midlands | Original Afrikaans name replaced with indigenous Shona name |
Guruve | Sipolilo | Mashonaland | Initially amended to "Chipuriro" to better reflect local Shona pronounciation, then changed to Guruve in September 1982 because of local public opinion |
Gweru | Gwelo | Midlands | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation |
Harare | Salisbury | Mashonaland | Original name, referring to the 19th-century British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury, replaced with indigenous Shona name. "Harare" had previously been the name of a black township in the south of the city, which was concurrently renamed Mbare. |
Kwekwe | Que Que | Midlands | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation |
Marondera | Marandellas | Mashonaland | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation |
Masvingo | Fort Victoria | Masvingo | Original name, referring to Queen Victoria, replaced with indigenous Shona name. Changed first to Nyanda, then to Masvingo in September 1982 because of local public opinion. Victoria Province concurrently became first Nyanda, then Masvingo Province. |
Mbalabala | Balla Balla | Matabeleland | Amended to better reflect local Kalanga pronounciation |
Mutare | Umtali | Manicaland | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation |
Shurugwi | Selukwe | Midlands | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation |
— Cliftonian (talk) 07:55, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Pre-1982 name | New name | Region | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Mberengwa | Belingwe | Midlands | Amended to better reflect local Shona pronounciation of the nearby mountain |
Hwange | Wankie | Matabeleland | Amended to better reflect local Kalanga word for the name of a local chief |
Babakathy ( talk) 08:41, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
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