Marondera


Marondera is a city in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare.

History

It was first known as Marandella's Kraal, corrupted from Marondera, chief of the ruling VaRozvi people who lived in the area. British colonialist as they were colonizing Zimbabwe, first used it as a rest stop on the way to Harare. Later destroyed in the Shona resistance of 1896, the town was moved 4 miles north to the Beira–Bulawayo railway line.
Constituted a village in 1913, it became a town in 1943. During the South African War it was used by the British as a staging point for military operations into the Transvaal, and in World War II it was a refuge for displaced Poles.

Demographics

The indigenous population is mostly Shona.

Education

Marondera is home to many schools and colleges:

Climate