Midlands Province

Midlands
Province
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Capital	Gweru
Government
• Minister of State for Midlands	Owen Ncube[1]
Area
• Total	49,166 km2 (18,983 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	1,811,905
• Density	37/km2 (95/sq mi)
HDI (2021)	0.590[2] medium · 3rd of 10

Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 square kilometres (18,983 sq mi) and a population of 1,811,905 (2022). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho and Chewa, as well as of various other languages. Gweru, the third-largest city in Zimbabwe, is the capital of the province.

Midlands Province contains Kwekwe, a city of considerable mining and manufacturing industries, in which also the Sable Chemicals Trust maintains a presence.