Bulawayo is the second-largest city in
Zimbabwe after the capital
Harare, with, as of the 2012 census, a population of 653,337. It is located in
Matabeleland, 439 km (273 mi) southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland. The capital of Matabeleland North is now
Lupane, as Bulawayo is a stand-alone province.