Shurugwi

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Shurugwi Selukwe
Town
Shurugwi Location of Shurugwi
Coordinates: 19°40′S 30°00′E / 19.667°S 30.000°E / -19.667; 30.000
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Midlands Province
Founded by	British South Africa Company and Willoughby's Consolidated Company
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	22,900
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Climate	Cwb

Shurugwi, originally known as Selukwe,^[2] is a small town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km (220 miles) south of Harare, with a population of 22,900 according to the 2022 census.^[1] The town was established in 1899 on the Selukwe Goldfield, which itself was discovered in the early 1890s not long after the annexation of Rhodesia by the Pioneer Column.

The town lies in well wooded, hilly and picturesque country at an altitude of about 1,440 metres (4700') and is well watered having a typical annual rainfall of 89 cm (3'). On a clear day it is quite possible to see the hills around Masvingo and Great Zimbabwe, the latter being over 145 km (90 miles) away.^[3]