formerly Que Que,
city,
central Zimbabwe. Ancient gold-mine workings were
discovered in the area in 1894. A settlement was
established in 1902 and named for the Kwekwe River
(meaning the sound of frogs, or “a crowd”). Kwekwe was
created a village in 1904, a town in 1928, and a
municipality in 1934. The city is now a busy
industrial-commercial centre situated halfway between
Harare (formerly Salisbury) and Bulawayo on…
Founded in 1890, Kwekwe was built on gold. A white
prospector pegged the ancient gold-workings shown to
him by a local, and since those early days, chrome,
iron and lime have also been mined. Kwekwe was so
named because of the song of frogs that serenaded
along the river banks. These days, the town pulses to
the metronomic sound of industry.
Kwekwe, also Que Que, city, central
Zimbabwe. It is a commercial and manufacturing center
situated on rail and road lines midway between Harare
and Bulawayo. Established in the early 20th century,
the settlement developed first as a center for gold
mining and later became a processing center for iron
and steel and chromium.
