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 Raj Center (-18.525702, 29.806548) and stretches 50.2 km to Gweru River Bridge in Nkai area well past Sembeula Village. (-18.719823 28.814896) Masoro Road or Hovano-Chinyudze Road is a 54 km (1-hour 5 min drive) gravel loop road that joins Kwekwe-Gokwe Road and Kadoma-Gokwe-via-Empress Road. It turns right from the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road just short of the 120 km peg from Kwekwe. It is the Old Kadoma-Gokwe Road. It is not a safe road for vehicles in poor condition. The road descends from the Mapfungautsi Plateau on a very steep pass. It feeds Masoro, Tongwe, Mazalayedwa, Gwanika and Maliyami. It joins the