Mount Hampden

Mount Hampden is the parliamentary seat^[1] of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province.^[2] It is about 18 km from the main capital, Harare. It was the original destination of the Pioneer Column of the British South Africa Company; however, the Column eventually settled some 18 km to the south, in present day Harare. Mount Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courteney Selous.

Mount Hampden City
City
Mount Hampden City
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Mash West
Settled	1890 (134 years ago) (1890)
Construction Started	2012 (12 years ago) (2012)
Government
• Type	Ceremonial Mayor
• Body	not estab.
• Mayor	not elected yet.
Area
• Total	38.61 sq mi (100 km^2)
• Land	38.22 sq mi (99 km^2)
• Water	0.39 sq mi (1 km^2)
Elevation	547.8 ft (1,466.97 m)
Population  (2023)
• Total	30,000 est.
• Estimate  (Sept. 2023)	30,000 est.
• Rank	unranked
• Density	771/sq mi (300/km^2)
• Urban	30,000 est.
• Urban density	771/sq mi (300/km^2)
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 km^2)
Largest suburb by population	Mount Hampden Suburb (2023 est. 22,000)

Recent Developments

In 2012, the government of Zimbabwe under then President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe announced plans to build a new parliament in Mount Hampden, replacing the previous parliament in central Harare. The new complex already houses the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building, and will eventually include a Presidential palace, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe and High Court of Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, residential suburbs, hotels and modern shopping malls.

After completion of New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in April 2022, it automatically became the parliamentary capital of Zimbabwe. Dubai based Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk is building a potentially tallest building in Africa, in Mt Hampden^[3]

References

1. "Parliament of Zimbabwe Relocates to New Parliament Building | ZBC NEWS". www.zbcnews.co.zw. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
2. "Major boost for Zim's new administrative city – The Herald". www.herald.co.zw. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
3. Cabral, Alvin R. (21 July 2022). "UAE's Mulk International starts construction of $500m tech park in Zimbabwe". The National. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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