17°49′44″S 31°11′55″E / 17.82889°S 31.19861°E / -17.82889; 31.19861
Mabvuku
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High Density Suburb
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" Scene at Kamunhu, one of the main shopping centres during the 20th century. In the 21st century a lot has changed".- Endurance Muunganirwa,Kudakwashe L Kaseke and Snr
Rodney Mubvakure
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| Nickname:
Bvukaz/Bvakaz
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  Mabvuku
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| Coordinates: 17°53′24″S 31°8′51″E / 17.89000°S 31.14750°E / -17.89000; 31.14750 | |
| Town | Mabvuku |
| Elevation | 1,473 m (4,833 ft) |
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | over 30,000(estimated ) |
| Time zone | +2:00 |
Mabvuku is a suburb east of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe.
In 2005, Operation Murambatsvina destroyed slums in Mabvuku and other areas of Harare such as Budiriro and Mbare as well as nearby Chitungwiza.[1] By the mid-2010s, the number of people squattingininformal settlements was growing again.[2] A new settlement in Mabvuku was called Bob.[1]
In 2021, the Clean City program brought clean affordable drinking water to Mabvuku.[3] This followed reports the previous year that water suppliers were only delivering water to the area if women would have sex with them.[4] Many residents had gone without running water for 30 years.[5]
The Mabvuku-Tafara towns have been seriously affected by the decline of the economy which have compromised the Harare City Council's ability to provide services to this outlying towns. The residents have suffered through water and power cuts, acknowledged to be the worst scenario in all of Harare.[6][7] Cases of cholera, blamed on the relentless water cuts, he been recorded across the Mabvuku-Tafara area.[8]
| Climate data for Mabvuku | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (78) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
21 (69) |
21 (69) |
23 (73) |
26 (78) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
26 (78) |
24 (75) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
15 (59) |
14 (57) |
12 (53) |
8 (46) |
6 (42) |
5 (41) |
7 (44) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
15 (59) |
15 (59) |
11 (51) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 210 (8.4) |
160 (6.3) |
91 (3.6) |
38 (1.5) |
7.6 (0.3) |
2.5 (0.1) |
2.5 (0.1) |
2.5 (0.1) |
7.6 (0.3) |
36 (1.4) |
99 (3.9) |
180 (7) |
840 (32.9) |
| Source: Weatherbase[9] | |||||||||||||
