Mount Hampden is the parliamentary seat[1] of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province.[2] It is about eleven miles from the main capital, Harare. It was the original destination of the Pioneer Column of the British South Africa Company; however, the Column eventually settled some eleven miles to the south, in present day Harare. Mount Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courteney Selous.
Mount Hampden City | |
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| Mount Hampden City | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Mash West |
| Settled | 1890 |
| Construction Started | 2012 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ceremonial Mayor |
| • Body | not estab. |
| • Mayor | not elected yet. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.61 sq mi (100 km2) |
| • Land | 38.22 sq mi (99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Elevation | 547.8 ft (1,466.97 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 30,000 est. |
| • Estimate (Sept. 2023) | 30,000 est. |
| • Rank | unranked
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| • Density | 771/sq mi (300/km2) |
| • Urban | 30,000 est. |
| • Urban density | 771/sq mi (300/km2) |
| Demonym | none |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (CAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (CAT) |
| ZIP Codes | 00000 |
| GDP (City, 2023) | $2 million est. |
| GMP (2023) | refer to Harare Metro |
| Largest suburbs by area | Mount Hampden Suburb (3 sq mi or 7.8 km2) |
| Largest suburb by population | Mount Hampden Suburb (2023 est. 22,000) |
In 2012, the government of Zimbabwe under then President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe announced plans to build a new parliament in Mount Hampden, replacing the previous parliament in central Harare. The new complex already houses the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building, and will eventually include a Presidential palace, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe and High Court of Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, residential suburbs, hotels and modern shopping malls.
After completion of New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in April 2022, it automatically became the parliamentary capital of Zimbabwe. Dubai based Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk is building a potentially tallest building in Africa, in Mt Hampden[3]