Philadelphia
District of Winchendon
in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -17.718 and 31.117 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -17° 43' 5" and E 31° 7' 1"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - ZWL
- Spoken languages:
- English, Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:51 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Harare
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:11 am and 5:20 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 19.494 and -154.824 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vacationland Hawaii - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Zimbabwe.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Zimbabwe. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Philadelphia
The district Philadelphia of Winchendon in Harare is located in Zimbabwe a little north-east of Harare, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Harare, Bindura, Marondera, Chinhoyi and Mutare. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 88 °F |
| Night Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 14% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 41% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
31°C (89 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
32°C (89 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
31°C (89 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Malcolm Lodge
Videos from this area
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Clare and the Other 4 Band at Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) 2014 on the Coca Cola Green stage, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Queen Mashie - Ndodzungaira
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Queen Mashie - Fambai
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Vera - Uchachema Nani
Introducing Vera, a musician from Zimbabwe releasing her first singe at the Book Cafe, Harare. Follow on twitter @POVOAfrika www.povo.co.zw.
Kili2014 Challenge
A group of friends climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in aid of building a church for a community in Harare. Check out more details on the Facebook Page here : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kili2014-Challen.
Synik - Marching As One feat Outspoken
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Andrew Manyika - Going Out
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Zimbabwe
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) in Harare, is the oldest and largest university in Zimbabwe. It was founded through a special relationship with the University of London and it opened its doors to its first students in 1952. The university has ten faculties offering a wide variety of degree programmes and many specialist research centres and institutes. The university is accredited through the National Council for Higher Education, under the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education.
Mabvuku
Mabvuku is a high density suburb some 17 km east of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Its classified as a suburb or township of Harare, with Harare City Council constituting local government. It encompasses in particular the townships that include Old Mabvuku and New Mabvuku, and more generally Old Tafara, and New Tafara (the latter two constituting Tafara properly speaking). Chizhanje is a former dormitory surbub of hostels very close to Old Mabvuku that is nominally part of Mabvuku.
Harare Sports Club
Harare Sports Club is a cricket ground in Harare, Zimbabwe. Initially known as Salisbury Sports Club, Harare Sports Club has served as the primary cricket venue in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe since its inception. The ground became a Test venue in October 1992 when Zimbabwe played their inaugural Test, against India. Soon after, the ground played host to its first One Day International. In 1994, Harare Sports Club was the site of Zimbabwe's first ever Test win.
St George's College, Harare
St George's College, is a private Catholic boys school (Form One to Upper Six) based in Harare, Zimbabwe. It is recognised as one of the best secondary schools in Africa. The school motto, in Latin, is, Ex Fide Fiducia (From faith comes confidence). It is arguably the oldest formal school established in Zimbabwe, with its Sister School Dominican Convent High School, laying its claim too.
Domboshawa
Domboshava is a village in the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located in an area of granite hills about 27 km north of Harare. The village is named after a large granite hill near the village. There are several rock formations at the top of the hill which have been formed by natural erosion. The hill, and rocks, are covered with lichen. There are three colours of lichen at Domboshava: red, green and grey.
Eastgate Centre, Harare
The Eastgate Centre is a shopping centre and office block in central Harare, Zimbabwe whose architect is Mick Pearce. Designed to be ventilated and cooled by entirely natural means, it was probably the first building in the world to use natural cooling to this level of sophistication. It opened in 1996 on Robert Mugabe Avenue and Second Street, and provides 5,600 m² of retail space, 26,000 m² of office space and parking for 450 cars.
Mabelreign, Harare
Mabelreign is a north-western suburb of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. There are a number of shopping centres in the area. The Mabelreign post office, Mabelreign Police Station, municipality offices, and a local clinic are located on Stortford parade in Mabelreign shopping centre. Secondary schools in the area include Ellis Robins School, Harare and the Mabelreign Girls High School. Hallingbury Primary School, Haig Park Primary and Alfred Beit School are also in the area.
Churchill Boys High School, Harare
Churchill School Location Box CY616Causeway, Harare Zimbabwe Coordinates http://maps. google. com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=113154579670819693401.000456c6cd6c8250ede58&ll=-17.828299,31.082345&spn=0.002742,0.006866&t=h&z=18 Information Type High School Motto Churchill Established 1950 Headmaster Mr P. Mugwanda Staff 60 Number of students 1350 Colour(s) Purple;Platinum;Grey Mascot Bulldog Information 747088 Website www. churchillschool. co.
Avondale, Harare
Avondale is a suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, located about 3.5 kilometres north of Harare city centre. It is the earliest suburb established in Harare, having been laid out in 1903. Prior to becoming a suburb Avondale was a dairy farm and was named after Avondale, County Wicklow, Ireland the home of the 19th century Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell. Avondale was incorporated into Harare Municipality in 1934.
Emerald Hill School, Zimbabwe
Emerald Hill is the name of a school and home for deaf children located in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was established in 1914 by Dominican sisters. In 1979, the school moved to Emerald Hill, Harare, from Midlands Province. At that time, it had 80 students and 5 teachers. Due to rapid growth, of the student population, construction of a new (primary) school started in 1983. In 1985, work started on a secondary school.
Sam Nujoma Street
Sam Nujoma Street is one of the main streets of Harare, Zimbabwe. It was originally called Second Street but was renamed to Sam Nujoma Street to honor Sam Nujoma, the first President of neighboring Namibia. It also is connected to the main park in Harare which is opposite the Anglican Cathedral. Namibia.
Greendale, Harare
Greendale is the name of a residential suburb in the East of Harare, Zimbabwe.
Mount Pleasant, Harare
Mount Pleasant is the name of a residential suburb in the northern part of Harare, Zimbabwe. It is the home of the University of Zimbabwe, Mount Pleasant School, North Park Primary School and Northwood Seventh Day Adventist School. There are two sports clubs in Mount Pleasant being the Barclays Sports Club and Mount Pleasant Sports Club. It also houses the Agriculture and Research Trust (ART) Farm which engages in research and development of agricultural practices.
Emerald Hill, Zimbabwe
Emerald Hill is a north-western suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe, named so because of either (i) the colour of the hill due to the large number of trees or (ii) an Irish connection: many of the roads in the suburb have Irish names. On the hill in the centre of the suburb are located a school for the deaf and a children's home. Emerald Hill is also home to St John's High School and Gateway Primary School.
National Gallery of Zimbabwe
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) is a gallery in Harare, Zimbabwe, dedicated to the presentation and conservation of Zimbabwe’s contemporary art and visual heritage. The Original "National Gallery of Rhodesia" was designed and directed by Frank McEwen, a British citizen credited with bringing Shona Sculpture to the spotlight.
Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences
The Zimbabwe Museum of Human Sciences, formerly the Queen Victoria Museum is a museum in Harare, Zimbabwe. The museum contains the seven hundred-year-old Lemba artifact ngoma lungundu, which some believe to be an replica of the Ark of the Covenant. It is the oldest wooden object ever found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Zimbabwe Open University
The Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) is a distance education university in Zimbabwe. Established in 1999, it is the only distance education university in the country. Student enrollment at ZOU has been growing steadily from the time of its formation and in terms of enrollment it is the largest university in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Open University has three faculties under which the academic programmes are conducted.
Borrowdale, Harare
Borrowdale is a wealthy residential suburb in the north of Harare, Zimbabwe. The area is made up of Borrowdale West, Borrowdale, Helensvale, Borrowdale Brook, Crowhill Views to the North and Pomona. The suburb has a plush shopping area in the centre known as Sam Levy's Village. A mega church is also located here as well and the famous Borrowdale Race Course. The area is one of the most sought after places to live in Harare.
Avonlea Primary School
Avonlea Primary School is an elementary education institute situated in the north-western suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe. The school enrolls both boys and girls from grade one up to grade seven. Education programs at the school covers academics, cultural and sporting activities.
Avenues, Harare
The Avenues is a mixed purpose suburb in Harare, Zimbabwe. It consists of blocks of apartments, businesses and diplomatic missions. The suburb is laid out in the form of a rectangular grid, about 1 km to the north of the central business district. on the other side of the Harare Gardens. The area is traversed by all the major thoroughfares to the northern suburbs.
Allan Wilson High School
Allan Wilson High school is a boys only school situated in Harare, Zimbabwe. The school uniform comprises, three main variants; full khaki - shorts and a short sleeve shirt (3rd Kit); khaki shorts and a white long/short sleeve shirt (2nd kit); and black long trousers, white shirt and a black blazer (1st Kit). First kit is worn with a straw boater, 2nd kit was historically worn with a black cap or boater whilst 3rd kit is worn with either a cap or grey floppy hat.
Alexandra Park, Harare
Alexandra Park is the name of a low density leafy residential suburb in the North of Harare, Zimbabwe. Located in Alexandra Park are: The National Botanic Garden (Zimbabwe) and National Herbarium; National Parks and Wildlife services of Zimbabwe (Head Office); St George's College (private secondary boys school); Alexandra Park Primary School; Hartmann House (private boys primary school); Embassy of Bulgaria.
National Botanic Garden (Zimbabwe)
National Botanic Garden of Zimbabwe is situated about 4 km North of Harare City Centre in the suburb of Alexandra Park. It also houses the National Herbarium of Zimbabwe. The gardens have an area of almost 7 square kilometres. Initially established as a recreation area in 1902. In 1962 it became the National Botanic Gardens under the direction of Dr. Hyram Wilder..
National Gallery Zimbabwe
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) is a gallery in Harare, Zimbabwe, dedicated to the presentation and conservation of Zimbabwe’s contemporary art and visual heritage. The Original "National Gallery of Rhodesia" was designed and directed by Frank McEwen, a British citizen credited with bringing Shona Sculpture to the spotlight.
Universals Sports Club
Universals Sports Club is a cricket ground in Harare, Zimbabwe. The ground is bordered to the north by the Louis Mountbatten School, to the east by the Rekayi Tangwena Avenue and to the west and south by open ground. Manicaland played a single List A match at the ground in the 2003/04 Faithwear Clothing Inter-Provincial One-Day Competition against Matabeleland.
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