Bulawayo - Suburbs and Neighbourhoods

Suburbs and Neighbourhoods

Main page: Category:Suburbs of Bulawayo

• Ascot

Adjoining the Bulawayo Ascot race-course

• Barbour Fields

The suburb was named after a former mayor, H. R. Barbour, who during the colonial era, was greatly interested in the welfare of the indigenous people. There is a place called Barbour in Argyll & Bute. Barbour is a Scottish family name, though it was apparently first recorded on the English side of the border, in Cumbria and Northumberland. The father of Scottish vernacular poetry, John Barbour (1320–1395), is best remembered for his epic poem "The Brus" telling the story of King Robert I. The origin of the name is occupational (a cutter of hair as well as an extractor of teeth during the Middle Ages).

• Barham Green

The suburb was named after two people. The first was a former Bulawayo City Councillor Mrs. M. E. Barham, M.B.E. and the other was Rev. Rufus Green. The two people were critical in the establishment of this suburb. During the colonial Rhodesia era, the suburb was designated for the Coloured community.

• Beacon Hill

Also known as Beryl Drive, reference is made to fact that it is the high point of the suburbs and:possesses the areas with the highest marking beacon at its summit.

• Belmont Industrial Area

The area was named after a former Bulawayo City Engineer, Mr. Kinmont.

• Bellevue

The suburb was named after estate name. Sometimes spelt Belle Vue. The origin of this universally-popular place name is ultimately French - 'beautiful view'.

• Belmont

• Bradfield

The suburb was named after Mr. Edwin Eugene Bradfield, a pioneer.

• Burnside

This area used to be a portion of former town Council area, used be part of Matsheumhlope Farms. Name is derived from the reference to the river Matsheumhlophe. Burn is a Scottish and northern English word for a stream.

• Cement

This was named after the surrounding industrial area, responsible for the making of cement.

• Cowdray Park

• Donnington

• Donnington West

• Douglasdale

The Douglas family, descendants of William de Duglas (late 12th Century) was one of the most powerful in Scotland.

• Eloana

• Emakhandeni

Emakhandeni is the isiNdebele name for Fort Rixon, which was the area where the regiment, aMakhanda were located. eMakhandeni is the locative term.

• Emganwini

Reference is made to the plentiful Amarula trees in the vicinity.

• Enqameni

• Enqotsheni

• Entumbane

This is place where King Mzilikazi was buried. One of the dozens of high density suburbs of Bulawayo:commonly referred to as the "Western Suburbs". The first disturbances that led to the Gukurahundi were sparked in Entumbane, hence the term "Impi ye Ntumbane" that refers to the disturbances.

• Fagadola

• Famona

The suburb was named after, Famona, one of the daughters of King Lobengula. It means jealousy or envy must end *literally- die*

• Fortunes Gate (Including Mtaba Moya)

The suburb name comes from the original property name, and the gates are those of the original Market Building.

• Four Winds

The suburb name comes from the original property name, the first house was on top of a hill.

• Glencoe

This name is etched into the Scottish psyche as the bleak glen in the Highlands where, in 1692, a party of MacDonald men, women and children was treacherously massacred by the Campbells, who were acting under:government orders.

• Glengary

The suburb was named after its estate name. The "Glengarry" bonnet is an oblong woollen cap, popular amongst pipe bands.

• Glenville (Including Richmond South)

The suburb was named after its estate name.

• Granite Park

• Greenhill

The suburb name comes from the reference to scenery and topography.

• Gwabalanda

Named after one of Ndebele chiefs, Gwabalanda Mathe

• Harrisvale

• Helenvale

• Highmount

• Hillcrest

The suburb name comes from the reference to topography. It is Greenhill's Crest

• Hillside

The suburb name comes from the reference to topography. (Greenhill's slope))

• Hillside South

The suburb name comes from its position as the south facing slope of Greenhill

• Hume Park

Hume/Home is a Lowland Scottish family name.

• Hyde Park

The name originates from the large amount of residents which trace their ancestry to England

• Ilanda

Ndebele name for the Egret

• Iminyela

The name of the type of tree common in that area.

• Intini

The name was given as a commemoration to the Mhlanga family which originally set out with the Khumalo family under Mzilikazi as gratitude to their contribution to the Ndebele Kingdom, Mthwakazi. the Ntini is the totem of the Mhlanga-Mabuya clan.

• Jacaranda

Reference is made to the Jacaranda trees

• Kelvin (Industrial area, includes North East and West)

The area was named in reference to a suburb of Glasgow. It takes its name from the river Kelvin, a tributary of the river Clyde.

• Kenilworth

The suburb was named after its estate name.

• Kilallo

• Killarney

• Kingsdale

• Khumalo

The suburb was named after the Royal Clan of the Matabele

• Khumalo North

Reference to the position of Kumalo Suburb

• Lakeside

Lakeside is the stretch of water at the junction of the Old Essexvale Road and the road to the suburb of Waterford, and then onto Hope Fountain Mission

• Lobengula

Named after the second and last Matabele King, Lobengula

• Lobenvale

The suburb name is derived from a combination of King Lobengula's name and Umguza Valley

• Lochview

The suburb name is in reference to Lakeside Dam and is famous in the city for its large Scottish residents and the Scottish style houses. According to the Bulawayo City Suburb Names website, the suburb was named in reference to Lakeside Dam

• Luveve

Named after Ndebele chief Luveve. Established in 1935

• Mabuthweni

The suburb name means “where the soldiers are”, the name was given in reference to a bachelor quarters.

• Magwegwe

The suburb name is named after Magwegwe, who was one of the significant people in King Lobengula's royal Bulawayo town.

• Magwegwe North

Reference to the position relative to that of Magwegwe.

• Magwegwe West

Reference to the position relative to that of Magwegwe.

• Makokoba

The suburb got its name from the actions of Mr. Fallon, who used walk around with a stick. The name comes from the word "umakhokhoba" which was the locals referred to Fallon as, meaning “the little old man who walks with a stick” . The word actually describes the noise of the stick hitting the ground ko-ko-ko or the doors. It is the oldest African dwelling in the city. Political activism was rife pre-Zapu era.

• Mahatshula

Mahatshula is named after one of the Ndebele Indunas. This induna's name was Mahatshula Ndiweni

• Malindela

The suburb was named after the mother of Faluta, who was the mother of Lobengula i.e. named after Lobengula's maternal grandmother.

• Manningdale

Named after of the developer suburb

• Marlands

• Matsheumhlope

The name comes from the association with river (“White Stones”). White stones in Ndebele Proper and Zulu language are amatshe amhlope.

• Matshobana

The suburb was named after Matshobana, who was a chief of the Khumalo clan and more significantly he was the father of Mzilikazi, the founder of the Ndebele Kingdom.

• Montrose

The suburb was named by the Estate Developers and Street names are of many Cotswold Villages and towns.

• Montgomery

named after Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein a decorated British Army commander

• Morningside

• Mpopoma

The name comes from a descriptive Ndebele name for the area, which was derived from the sound the Mpopoma river makes when flowing.

• Munda

The Tonga name for a plot of land on which people would farm

• Mzilikazi

Suburb was named after the founder of uMthwakazi, King Mzilikazi. A stone's throw away from Barbourfields suburb separated by a road called Ambulance Drive that leads to one of Zimbabwe's large hospitals called Mpilo.

• New Luveve

Reference is made to the suburb Luveve, see Luveve suburb.

• Newsmansford

• Newton

Estate name

• Newton West

Reference to position (Newton).

• Nguboyenja

Named after Lobengula’s son and heir.

• Njube

Named after one of Lobengula’s sons

• Nketa

Named after the Traditional Heritage Site of Nketa Hill on which King Lobengula assembled his entire kingdom and divided its citizens according to cultural ethnicity and different stages of incorporation into three groups the Zansi which is Xhosa for "south", referring to the people who left the Zulu Kingdom originally, the Enhla or Nxele which referred to the second mass incorporated group which was the Swati, Pedi, Sotho with whom they settled in Mhlahlandela 1 and the final group was the Hole (/ˈxɒli/), which constituted of the Shona, Kalanga and Bakwena. Most historians argued that this was clear evidence of Lobengula's lack of foresight and political tact as he was literally undoing what his father had spent his lifetime trying to achieve, a unified kingdom with a single identity.

• Nkulumane

One of the sons of King Mzilikazi and heir, founder of the Matebele kingdom.

• North End

Reference to direction of Suburb.

• Northvale

Former Town Council area, reference to position and (Umguza) Valley

• Northlea

• North Lynne
• North Trenance

Reference to position relative to that of Trenance.

• Ntaba Moyo
• Orange Grove
• Paddonhurst

Named after Major Cecil Paddon, O.B.E., (pioneer).

• Parklands

Estate Name. Park Lands Estate A (Portion of original grant to Dominican Sisters).

• Parkview

Situated on the location adjacent to the Centenary Park and proposed location of Bulawayo Zoo

• Pelandaba

Phelandaba translates “The matter is concluded”, a reference to the successful conclusion to the struggle for security.

• Pumula

Phumula means “a resting place”, reference to the fact that many have built homes there to retire to.

• Pumula South

Named in reference to relative position of Pumula

• Queensdale

• Queens Park

A reference to the Queen and the three main roads – Victoria, Alexandra and Elizabeth

• Queens Park East

A reference to the position relative to that of Queen Park.

• Queens Park West

A reference to the position relative to that of Queen Park.

• Rangemore

Suburb adopted the original estate name.

• Raylton

Suburb adopted the original estate name.

• Richmond

• Riverside

Derived from the original Estate name, which was in reference to the Umguza River

• Romney Park

The suburb was named after George Romney, a British Painter

• Sauerstown

Named after Dr. Han Sauer, original owner of the land

• Selbourne Park

Named after the main road of Selbourne Avenue, now called L. Takawira Avenue, facing Ascot Mansions

• Sizinda

Battle regiment of Mzilikazi of the Matabele

• Steeldale

Composite name referring to industry.

• Suburbs

This was the first suburb and retained that name.

• Southdale

• Souththwold

The suburb was named by the Estate Developers and Street names are of many Cotswold Villages and towns.

• Sunninghill

After British Royal residence (given to present Queen at time of marriage).

• Sunnyside

Chosen from list of suggested names

• Tegela

The name is derived from a Ndebele word ukwethekela meaning “to visit”.

• The Jungle

• Thorngrove

Suburb name came from the large number of Mimosa (Thorn) trees in the area.

• Trenance

Estate name

• Tshabalala

The “isibongo” or praise name for Lobengula’s mother, Fulata, who was of Swazi extraction.

• Tshabalala Extension

Extension in reference to the suburb of Tshabalala

• Umguza Estate

Named after the Umguza River which runs through it

• Upper Rangemore

Name in reference to Rangemore suburb.

• Waterford

Estate name

• Waterlea
• Westgate
• Westondale
• West Somerton
• Willsgrove
• Windsor Park

Named after English town or Guildford Castle grounds

• Woodlands

Chosen from a list of suggested names

• Woodville

Retained the old Estate Name.