Gweru Gweru Gweru (named Gwelo until 1982) is a city in central Zimbabwe. Located near the geographical centre of the country, it is the capital of Midlands Province. Originally an area known to the indigenous Ndebele as "The Steep Place" because of the Gweru River's high banks, in 1894 it became the site of a military outpost established by Leander Starr Jameson. In 1914 it attained municipal status, and in 1971 it became a city. The city has a population of 141,862 as of 2013. Gweru is known for vibrant farming activities in beef cattle, crop farming, and commercial gardening of
Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway the same place Luveve-Donjane Road branches right. Luveve-Nkayi Road is also known as Kwekwe-Nkayi Road, but the road actually begins from the Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway at Luveve crossroads well outside Kwekwe. The road has one big bridge across Gweru River near Loreto Mission before reaching Crossroads District Service Center. The road feeds Silobela and Nkayi, and from Nkayi, it continues as P9 Road to join the Victoria Falls Bulawayo Highway. Somalala–Sidakeni Road, (R84-103) popularly known as Zhombe East Road, is a 46 km long gravel road, connecting Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway and the Kadoma-Gokwe-via-Empress Road. It branches right from the Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway at