Midlands Province Midlands Province Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). Gweru is the capital of the province. It is home to various peoples. As a central point in Zimbabwe it has a blend of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Suthu, Chewa among various other languages spoken in Zimbabwe. It has the third largest city in Zimbabwe and that is Gweru, followed by Kwekwe, which is considerably the town with the richest industries in both mining and manufacturing with gold mines all-over and the Sable Chemicals Trust also maintaining a presence. Midlands Provinces is
Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway about 99% of its present length. Only of the old Gokwe road was tarred from Kwekwe. The former gravel road was paved wide and tarred from 31 January 1986 to 31 March 1991. The original plan was to construct a carriageway with two shoulders. The road is however with 2 shoulders constructed according to the revised plan of 1986. From Kwekwe to Gokwe the road passes over various rivers with standard bridges. The rivers are Kwekwe River, Rhino River, Chimwamombe River, Sesombe River, Mandombe River, Somalala River, Ngazimbi River, Zhombe River, Gwenzi River, Sehozana River, Little Sehozana River, Ufafi River