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18°56′56″S 29°48′12″E / 18.9488°S 29.8032°E / -18.9488; 29.8032

Chicago is a low density suburb located in the city of Kwekwe in Zimbabwe, just beside Kwekwe CBD in the southern parts.

Background

Chicago is one of the oldest place names in Kwekwe.

The suburb is situated in South of the CBD along the A5 Highway and in a hilly environment.

The area was originally the east-end of a farm by the same name, covering the better part of Kwekwe Central, Feachlea, Hellandale and beyond. Gaika Mine also known as Chicago Gaika Mine is wholly in former Chicago Farm. The first plots in Kwekwe were pegged in Chicago. It was not considered the area for the rich elite the tag it carries today.

Chicago is one of the most prominent low density suburban settlements in Kwekwe. Chicago Farm still exists, partly though, Southwest of Kwekwe.

Chicago's fame started way back in when "Gaika Concession Store" owners Barney and Dora Kahn imported the first Cadillac into the country.

Politics

Chicago is within Kwekwe Central Constituency.

Local Government

Chicago falls under Kwekwe Municipality as one of the settlements within its jurisdiction.

See also

Zimbabwe Kwekwe District
Capital: Kwekwe
Dams/reservoirsNgondoma Dam • Sebakwe Dam
RiversKwekwe River • Ngondoma River • Sebakwe River • Sesombe River • Gweru River • Zhombe River
Highways/roadsChemagora-Sidakeni Road • Kwekwe-Gokwe Highway • Masoro Road • Somalala-Sidakeni Road • Zhombe-Sidakeni Road
Museums/monumentsNational Mining Museum, Zimbabwe • Mabura Caves
SettlementsAmaveni • Chicago • Columbina Rural Service Center • Commoner, Empress • Empress Mine • Mbizo • Munyati • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe
Health centresKwekwe General Hospital
Irrgation schemesExchange • Ngondoma • Senkwasi
EducationBee Mine Secondary School • Goldridge College • Kwekwe High School • Nyaradzo High School • Samambwa Secondary School • Sidakeni Secondary School • Totororo Secondary School • Zhombe High School
Culture and sportBaghdad Stadium • Kwekwe Sports Club • Lancashire Steel F.C. • Mbizo Stadium
Notable peopleRonald Benade • Blessing Chebundo • Michael Chinouya • Charles Coventry • Chris Duckworth • Terry Duffin • Ahmed Esat • Norman Featherstone • Travis Friend • Learnmore Jongwe • Sam Levy • Henry Madzorera • Morgan Mahanya • Emmerson Mnangagwa • Tongai Moyo • Charles Mudede
ConstituenciesChirumanzu-Zibagwe • Redcliff • Silobela • Zhombe
IndustriesSable Chemicals • Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company
MinesGaika Mine • Globe and Phoenix Mine
AviationKwekwe East Airport

References

  1. Diana Polisensky Jacks of all trades Once Called Home|Short Stories|Retrieved 21 March 2016
  2. Diana Polisensky |Gaika A First for Que Que and Rhodesia|The Gaika Mine, two km (just over a mile) South of Que Que on Chicago Farm included a series of claims named the Gaika, Robin Hood, Zulu, Golden Quarries and New Accident. ... Barney and Dora Kahn ran the Gaika Concession Store ... Mr. and Mrs. Kahn decided this success was deserving of a car. ...Mr. Kahn imported the first Cadillac into the country. The formidable one-two punch was the tailfin styling and the overhead-valve V-8 engine. Once Called Home|Short Stories|Retrieved 21 March 2016


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