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| official_name = Guta raMambo | |||
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| motto = Ruramisiro kune vese ({{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}})<br>Justice for all | |||
| settlement_type = City | |||
| image_skyline = Central_Dodoma.JPG | |||
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| subdivision_type = [[Wikipedia:Country|Country]] | |||
| subdivision_type1 = [[Rwizikuru#Districts|District]] | |||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Rwizikuru}} | |||
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gutaguru]] | |||
| established_title = Founded | |||
| established_date = 1973 | |||
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| leader_title = Mayor | |||
| leader_name = [[Rungano Sithole]] | |||
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| population_as_of = 2011 | |||
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| population_total = 29,480 | |||
| population_urban = 29,480 | |||
| population_metro = 32,105 | |||
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| population_rank = 90th in Rwizikuru | |||
| timezone = [[Rwizikuran Standard Time]] | |||
| utc_offset = +3:45 | |||
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'''Guta raMambo''' is the official {{wp|capital city}} of [[Rwizikuru]], having been declared capital in 1978 to replace [[Port Fitzhubert]] as the capital city of the country, and also is the seat of the district of [[Gutaguru]]. Located on the western bank of the [[Rwizikuru River]], Guta raMambo was developed as a {{wp|planned capital}} in the 1970s due to a combination of fear of another invasion in the aftermath of the [[Mabifian-Rwizikuran War]] and the [[Garamburan War of Independence]], and a desire to improve control over the peripherial regions of Rwizikuru. | |||
== | ==Etymology== | ||
{| | The name '''Guta raMambo''' derives from the {{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}} phrase meaning ''city of the King''. This was a name that was used for present-day [[Munzwa]] during the [[Rwizi Empire]] which existed from the twelfth century to the middle of the seventeenth century, and renamed a nickname until its abolition. | ||
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Prior to 1973, it was home to a village called '''Dryden''', with the name coming from TBD, a colonial administrator who oversaw part of the construction of the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]]. | |||
== | ==History== | ||
[[File: | ===Pre-1973=== | ||
[[File:The_National_Archives_UK_-_CO_1069-164-66.jpg|250px|thumb|left|A farm near present-day Guta raMambo, 1950s]] | |||
The site of present-day Guta raMambo had been inhabited for as long as humans have existed along the banks of the [[Rwizikuru River]]. However, the area was used mostly for agriculture, with the remaining areas being natural forests. | |||
The site only started to develop into a town in the early 20th century, when the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]] established a {{wp|water stop}} on the site of Guta raMambo. The stop was named after the royal family of [[Estmere]], who were the colonial power of [[Rwizikuru|Riziland]] at the time. | |||
By 1911, Dryden was listed on the census as a hamlet, comprising of five Eucleans, and eleven Bahians. Over the next few decades, the population grew, with Dryden being incorporated as a village in 1939. By 1941, Dryden had a population of 315 people, where the population largely stayed as is over the next two decades. | |||
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Despite Dryden's unimportance, the government of Rwizikuru as early as 1952 eyed the site to be home of a new capital city to replace [[Port Fitzhubert]], due to its central location which would bring "unity" to all people from [[Yekumavirira]] to [[East Riziland]]. | |||
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| [[Gutaguru]] || | ===Construction=== | ||
| | Following the end of the [[Mabifian-Rwizikuran War]], and the [[Garamburan War of Independence]] in 1969, [[Monarchy of Rwizikuru|Mambo]] [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]] realized that with the advance on the Mugwagwa which connected the cities of what had been [[Port Tsalar|Port Vaugeois]] (present-day [[Port Tsalar]], [[Mabifian]]), [[Port Graham]], and [[Port Fitzhubert]], Port Fitzhubert would be vulnerable to a future Mabifian invasion of Rwizikuru in the event that the Mabifians broke the [[Treaty of Snarksburgh]]. | ||
At the same time, Izibongo Ngonidzashe realised that a more central location for the Rwizikuran capital would help improve control over the peripherial regions, particularly over the [[Northern Territory (Rwizikuru)|Northern Territory]], but to a lesser extent also [[Randaland]] and [[North Balisaland]] compared to Port Fitzhubert, which was situated on a coastal estuary. | |||
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Over the next four years, government officials scouted potential sites, with most of these sites being in the [[Midlands Province (Rwizikuru)|Midlands Province]], as the area was centrally located. Among the options were [[Crogan]] and [[Munzwa]], but by 1971, it became clear that the capital should be completely built from scratch. | |||
| | On 2 December, 1973, Izibongo Ngonidzashe planted a cross to declare the site of Dryden to be home to the new capital city, on the basis of easy transport links by both the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]] and the [[Rwizikuru River]], while still being able to defend itself from a Mabifian invasion. He also proclaimed the name of the town to be '''Guta raMambo''', or city of the king. | ||
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(TBC) | |||
| | ===Contemporary era=== | ||
As Guta raMambo was never meant to be the main economic center, but rather the main political center of the country, Guta raMambo has not attracted a lot of people since its completion in the early 1980s. | |||
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Successive mukurus and mayors have made policies that have hindered the city's growth, especially prohibiting skyscrapers and forcing {{wp|urban sprawl}} to take effect, in an attempt to preserve the city's rural character. At the same time, due to the fact that the government is the primary employer, and the government is on the small side, by virtue of it being an {{wp|absolute monarchy}}, there are not as many jobs in Guta raMambo, as opposed to what it could be if it were established under the Rwizikuran republic. | |||
With the accession of [[Munashe Ngonidzashe]] in 2019, and the subsequent passage of a new [[Constitution of Rwizikuru, 2020|constitution]], Guta raMambo was to remain the capital of [[Rwizikuru]]: thus, while for the time being, the [[National Assembly of Rwizikuru|National Assembly]] meets in the old capital city of [[Port Fitzhubert]], the plan is to have all government offices be based in Guta raMambo by 2025, including the National Assembly. Plans by the current mukuru of [[Gutaguru]], [[Tavonga Ngonidzashe]], and mayor [[Rungano Sithole]] is for the new government district to be based off the similar principles that underlie the initial plans for Guta raMambo. | |||
==Geography== | |||
[[File:Arquivo_da_Agência_Brasil_-_Brasília_11.jpg|150px|thumb|right|''[[Imba yo Rudzi]]'' on the southern banks of the [[Chitsvene River]], 2016]] | |||
Guta raMambo is located on the western bank of the [[Rwizikuru River]], and bisected by the [[Chitsvene Rover]], which flows from the Plateau to the Rwizikuru River in an west to east direction. | |||
It is somewhat low lying, with the average elevation of Guta raMambo being at fourty meters (131 feet) above sea level. It is somewhat hilly as well, with the highest point being Cheushe Hill, situated at 172 meters (564 feet) above sea level. | |||
Climate-wise, Guta raMambo is in a {{wp|tropical monsoon climate}}, with average highs of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F), average lows of 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and 2,783.3 milimeters of rain per year, with most of the rain falling between April and October, as well as having high humidity. | |||
==Government== | |||
Like any city in [[Rwizikuru]], it has an elected '''Mayor''' ({{wp|Shona language|Rwizi}}: ''meya'') and an elected '''city council''' (''kanzuru yeguta''). | |||
The city council comprises of five members, each representing one of the city's five wards, and are elected every four years by all inhabitants of Guta raMambo over the age of 21, as stipulated in the ''[[Civic Decree of 1965]]'' issued by [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]]. The mayor is also elected in the same elections that elect the rest of the city council. | |||
The current mayor is [[Rungano Sithole]], who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. | |||
==Demographics== | |||
[[File:000_1333_Dodoma_Cathedral.JPG|150px|thumb|left|[[Saint Chloé's Church, Guta raMambo|Saint Chloé's Church]], 2006]] | |||
As of the 2011 census, Guta raMambo has a population of 29,480 people within its borders, while its metropolitan area comprises of 32,105 people, mostly comprising small villages near Guta raMambo. | |||
Of the 29,480 people living in Guta raMambo, 26,532 people, or ninety percent of the population are {{wp|Shona people|Rwizi}}, 2,358 people, or around eight percent of the population are other ethnic groups from [[Bahia]], primarily [[Wopoto people|Wopoto]], and the remaining two percent of the population, or 590 people, belong to other ethnic groups, mostly [[Mirites|Mirite]], with a tiny [[Murungu (Rwizikuru)|varungu]] presence in Guta raMambo. | |||
In terms of religion, 29,392 people, or 99.7% of the population are {{wp|Christian|Sotirian}}. Of the Sotirians, 11,792 people, or 40% of the population are {{wp|Presbyterianism|Low Estmerians}}, 8,844 people, or 30% of the population, are {{wp|Methodism|High Estmerians}}, 5,896 people, or 20% of the population, are [[Solarian Catholic Church|Catholics]], and the remaining 2,860 people, or around 10% of the population, follow other sects. | |||
Of the remaining 0.3% of the population, eighty-one people (around 0.3% of the population) are {{wp|Hinduism|Hyndists}}, and the remainder of the population follow {{wp|Traditional African religions|traditional Bahian religions}}. | |||
==Transportation== | |||
[[File:Dodma_Airport.JPG|150px|thumb|left|[[Guta raMambo Airport]], 2015]] | |||
Guta raMambo was selected to be the capital of [[Rwizikuru]] on account of its position on both the [[Rwizikuru River]] and the [[Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway]]: to this day, there are daily services going to both [[Port Fitzhubert]] and [[Rusere]] by railway, as well as {{wp|water taxi}} service to communities along the Rwizikuru River. | |||
It is connected by air via the [[Guta raMambo Airport]], with daily flights to the [[Samhuri Ngonidzashe International Airport]] near Port Fitzhubert, as well as regular cargo flights from [[Euclea]]. The Guta raMambo Airport is also the base for the royal private jets, which are frequently used by the [[House of Ngonidzashe]] to fly to and from Euclean countries, such as [[Estmere]], or for diplomatic purposes, such as flights to [[COMSED]] member states. | |||
While Guta raMambo is connected by road to Port Fitzhubert, Rusere, and [[Munzwa]], these roads were historically not as well-maintained as the {{wp|motorway|Mugwagwa}} connecting Port Fitzhubert with [[Port Graham]]. However, since 2015, a project has been made to build a second motorway from Port Fitzhubert to the border with [[Habasha]], going through Guta raMambo. | |||
Revision as of 20:00, 14 May 2023
Guta raMambo | |
|---|---|
City | |
 | |
| Motto(s): Ruramisiro kune vese (Rwizi) Justice for all | |
| Country | File:RwizikuruFlag.PNG Rwizikuru |
| District | Gutaguru |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rungano Sithole |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 29,480 |
| • Rank | 90th in Rwizikuru |
| • Urban | 29,480 |
| • Metro | 32,105 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:45 (Rwizikuran Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3:45 (not observed) |
Guta raMambo is the official capital city of Rwizikuru, having been declared capital in 1978 to replace Port Fitzhubert as the capital city of the country, and also is the seat of the district of Gutaguru. Located on the western bank of the Rwizikuru River, Guta raMambo was developed as a planned capital in the 1970s due to a combination of fear of another invasion in the aftermath of the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War and the Garamburan War of Independence, and a desire to improve control over the peripherial regions of Rwizikuru.
Etymology
The name Guta raMambo derives from the Rwizi phrase meaning city of the King. This was a name that was used for present-day Munzwa during the Rwizi Empire which existed from the twelfth century to the middle of the seventeenth century, and renamed a nickname until its abolition.
Prior to 1973, it was home to a village called Dryden, with the name coming from TBD, a colonial administrator who oversaw part of the construction of the Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway.
History
Pre-1973
The site of present-day Guta raMambo had been inhabited for as long as humans have existed along the banks of the Rwizikuru River. However, the area was used mostly for agriculture, with the remaining areas being natural forests.
The site only started to develop into a town in the early 20th century, when the Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway established a water stop on the site of Guta raMambo. The stop was named after the royal family of Estmere, who were the colonial power of Riziland at the time.
By 1911, Dryden was listed on the census as a hamlet, comprising of five Eucleans, and eleven Bahians. Over the next few decades, the population grew, with Dryden being incorporated as a village in 1939. By 1941, Dryden had a population of 315 people, where the population largely stayed as is over the next two decades.
Despite Dryden's unimportance, the government of Rwizikuru as early as 1952 eyed the site to be home of a new capital city to replace Port Fitzhubert, due to its central location which would bring "unity" to all people from Yekumavirira to East Riziland.
Construction
Following the end of the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War, and the Garamburan War of Independence in 1969, Mambo Izibongo Ngonidzashe realized that with the advance on the Mugwagwa which connected the cities of what had been Port Vaugeois (present-day Port Tsalar, Mabifian), Port Graham, and Port Fitzhubert, Port Fitzhubert would be vulnerable to a future Mabifian invasion of Rwizikuru in the event that the Mabifians broke the Treaty of Snarksburgh.
At the same time, Izibongo Ngonidzashe realised that a more central location for the Rwizikuran capital would help improve control over the peripherial regions, particularly over the Northern Territory, but to a lesser extent also Randaland and North Balisaland compared to Port Fitzhubert, which was situated on a coastal estuary.
Over the next four years, government officials scouted potential sites, with most of these sites being in the Midlands Province, as the area was centrally located. Among the options were Crogan and Munzwa, but by 1971, it became clear that the capital should be completely built from scratch.
On 2 December, 1973, Izibongo Ngonidzashe planted a cross to declare the site of Dryden to be home to the new capital city, on the basis of easy transport links by both the Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway and the Rwizikuru River, while still being able to defend itself from a Mabifian invasion. He also proclaimed the name of the town to be Guta raMambo, or city of the king.
(TBC)
Contemporary era
As Guta raMambo was never meant to be the main economic center, but rather the main political center of the country, Guta raMambo has not attracted a lot of people since its completion in the early 1980s.
Successive mukurus and mayors have made policies that have hindered the city's growth, especially prohibiting skyscrapers and forcing urban sprawl to take effect, in an attempt to preserve the city's rural character. At the same time, due to the fact that the government is the primary employer, and the government is on the small side, by virtue of it being an absolute monarchy, there are not as many jobs in Guta raMambo, as opposed to what it could be if it were established under the Rwizikuran republic.
With the accession of Munashe Ngonidzashe in 2019, and the subsequent passage of a new constitution, Guta raMambo was to remain the capital of Rwizikuru: thus, while for the time being, the National Assembly meets in the old capital city of Port Fitzhubert, the plan is to have all government offices be based in Guta raMambo by 2025, including the National Assembly. Plans by the current mukuru of Gutaguru, Tavonga Ngonidzashe, and mayor Rungano Sithole is for the new government district to be based off the similar principles that underlie the initial plans for Guta raMambo.
Geography
Guta raMambo is located on the western bank of the Rwizikuru River, and bisected by the Chitsvene Rover, which flows from the Plateau to the Rwizikuru River in an west to east direction.
It is somewhat low lying, with the average elevation of Guta raMambo being at fourty meters (131 feet) above sea level. It is somewhat hilly as well, with the highest point being Cheushe Hill, situated at 172 meters (564 feet) above sea level.
Climate-wise, Guta raMambo is in a tropical monsoon climate, with average highs of 33.1 °C (91.6 °F), average lows of 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and 2,783.3 milimeters of rain per year, with most of the rain falling between April and October, as well as having high humidity.
Government
Like any city in Rwizikuru, it has an elected Mayor (Rwizi: meya) and an elected city council (kanzuru yeguta).
The city council comprises of five members, each representing one of the city's five wards, and are elected every four years by all inhabitants of Guta raMambo over the age of 21, as stipulated in the Civic Decree of 1965 issued by Izibongo Ngonidzashe. The mayor is also elected in the same elections that elect the rest of the city council.
The current mayor is Rungano Sithole, who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, Guta raMambo has a population of 29,480 people within its borders, while its metropolitan area comprises of 32,105 people, mostly comprising small villages near Guta raMambo.
Of the 29,480 people living in Guta raMambo, 26,532 people, or ninety percent of the population are Rwizi, 2,358 people, or around eight percent of the population are other ethnic groups from Bahia, primarily Wopoto, and the remaining two percent of the population, or 590 people, belong to other ethnic groups, mostly Mirite, with a tiny varungu presence in Guta raMambo.
In terms of religion, 29,392 people, or 99.7% of the population are Sotirian. Of the Sotirians, 11,792 people, or 40% of the population are Low Estmerians, 8,844 people, or 30% of the population, are High Estmerians, 5,896 people, or 20% of the population, are Catholics, and the remaining 2,860 people, or around 10% of the population, follow other sects.
Of the remaining 0.3% of the population, eighty-one people (around 0.3% of the population) are Hyndists, and the remainder of the population follow traditional Bahian religions.
Transportation
Guta raMambo was selected to be the capital of Rwizikuru on account of its position on both the Rwizikuru River and the Rusere-Port Fitzhubert railway: to this day, there are daily services going to both Port Fitzhubert and Rusere by railway, as well as water taxi service to communities along the Rwizikuru River.
It is connected by air via the Guta raMambo Airport, with daily flights to the Samhuri Ngonidzashe International Airport near Port Fitzhubert, as well as regular cargo flights from Euclea. The Guta raMambo Airport is also the base for the royal private jets, which are frequently used by the House of Ngonidzashe to fly to and from Euclean countries, such as Estmere, or for diplomatic purposes, such as flights to COMSED member states.
While Guta raMambo is connected by road to Port Fitzhubert, Rusere, and Munzwa, these roads were historically not as well-maintained as the Mugwagwa connecting Port Fitzhubert with Port Graham. However, since 2015, a project has been made to build a second motorway from Port Fitzhubert to the border with Habasha, going through Guta raMambo.