Belvedere, Harare
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Belvedere, Harare is a suburb
of Harare
, the capital city of Zimbabwe
and the country's largest metropolitan area.
and connects the center of the city to the more western suburbs of Warren Park, where the National Sports Stadium is located.
The travel distance from downtown Harare to Belvedere is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), by road. The coordinates of Belvedere, Harare are:17 49 39S, 31 00 43E (Latitude:-17.8275; Longitude:31.0120).
n community of Indian
and Pakistani
origin in the area as well as two colleges, Harare Institute of Technology and Belvedere Teachers' College. FBC Bank
, of Zimbabwe's seventeen (17) licensed commercial bank
s maintains a branch in Belvedere, Harare.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, the capital city of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
and the country's largest metropolitan area.
Location
Belvedere lies to the west of Harare's central business districtCentral business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
and connects the center of the city to the more western suburbs of Warren Park, where the National Sports Stadium is located.
The travel distance from downtown Harare to Belvedere is approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), by road. The coordinates of Belvedere, Harare are:17 49 39S, 31 00 43E (Latitude:-17.8275; Longitude:31.0120).
Overview
There is a sizable AsiaAsia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n community of Indian
Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin
A Non-Resident Indian is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country, a person of Indian origin who is born outside India, or a person of Indian origin who resides permanently outside India. Other terms with the same meaning are overseas Indian and expatriate Indian...
and Pakistani
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
origin in the area as well as two colleges, Harare Institute of Technology and Belvedere Teachers' College. FBC Bank
FBC Bank
FBC Bank, whose full name is FBC Bank Limited, is a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. It is one of the seventeen banks licensed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe...
, of Zimbabwe's seventeen (17) licensed commercial bank
Commercial bank
After the implementation of the Glass–Steagall Act, the U.S. Congress required that banks engage only in banking activities, whereas investment banks were limited to capital market activities. As the two no longer have to be under separate ownership under U.S...
s maintains a branch in Belvedere, Harare.