Leadership
David Coltart
Governance
Bulawayo is a stand-alone city, municipality, and a Metropolitan province. It is the capital of Bulawayo Metropolitan Province and Zimbabwe’s second biggest city located in the southern part of the country.
Zimstats, (2022). 2022 Population and Housing Census: https://www.zimstat.co.zw/wp-content/uploads/Demography/Census/2022_PHC_Report_27012023_Final.pdf
Voted by elected City of Bulawayo councillors
Departments
- Town Clerk's Department
- Chamber Secretary
- Financial Services
- Engineering Services
- Health Services Department
- Housing and Community Services
- Human Capital Department
- Town Planning Department
Bulawayo City website: http://citybyo.co.zw/Services
Finances
US$264 million (proposed for 2024)
US$244 million (2023)
Bulawayo City website: http://citybyo.co.zw/Downloads/GetPublication?fileShortName=FINAL_CITY_OF_BYO_2023_USD_BUDGET_website.pdf
- Rates
- Clinic fees, hire charges for halls, theatre, guest houses, primary school fees
- Sewerage and vacuum tank services
- Tipping fees and refuse disposal fees
- Shop premises registration fees
- Ambulance and fire services
- Rented shops
- Administration fees
- Hawkers and vendor licence fees
- Water tariffs
- Dog licences
- Other fees/charges
- Burial/cemetery charges
Bulawayo City website: http://citybyo.co.zw/Community/Tariffs
- Manufacturing industry
- Farming
- Tourism
- Services
Bulawayo City website: http://www.citybyo.co.zw/Downloads/GetPublication?fileShortName=bulawayo.city.of.kings.pdf
Development Profile
Bulawayo-Age-Pyramid
Age Pyramid
Population Trends
Population Trends
178,716
Population Trends
1,390 people/km2
Population Trends
479 km2
Population Trends
1,987,655
Population Trends
653,337
Population Trends
665,952
Population Trends
Unemployment
Unemployment
Informal Economy
Informal Economy
228,000
Informal Economy
14.5%
Unemployment
HDI Score
Human Development Index Score
Human Development Index Definition
The HDI score, ranging from 1 (best score) to 0 (worst score), summarises the average achievement across three basic dimensions of human development:
• A long and healthy life (life expectancy at birth)
• Knowledge (mean years of schooling for adults 25 years and older; expected years of schooling for children of school entering age)
• A decent standard of living
Education: Literacy Rate
Literacy Rate
Education: Facilities
Facilities
24%
Education: Facilities
55%
Education: Facilities
174
Education: Facilities
0.550
HDI Score
96.7%
Education: Literacy Rate
Basic Services: Sanitation
Sanitation
Basic Services: Waste
Waste
Electricity
Electricity
Housing: Access
Access to Housing
Spatial Development: Maps
Urban Area Maps
Transport: Median Travel Times
Average Travel Times
Transport: Modes
Modes of Transport
Water
Water
91%
Basic Services: Waste
156 mℓ
Water
95%
Water
99.3%
Water
Pedestrians
Transport: Modes
Metered taxis
Transport: Modes
Private cars
Transport: Modes
"Pirate" taxis
Transport: Modes
Subsidized buses
Transport: Modes
Commuter omnibuses
Transport: Modes
94.5%
Basic Services: Sanitation
88.7%
Electricity
Urban Development Challenges
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