Mount Hampden is the parliamentary seat[1] of Zimbabwe in Mashonaland West Province.[2] It is about 18 km from the main capital, Harare. It was the original destination of the Pioneer Column of the British South Africa Company; however, the Column eventually settled some 18 km to the south, in present day Harare. Mount Hampden was named after English politician John Hampden by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courteney Selous.
| Mount Hampden City | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Official Name: | Mount Hampden City |
| Subdivision Name: | Zimbabwe |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mash West |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Construction Started |
| Government Type: | Ceremonial Mayor |
| Governing Body: | not estab. |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | not elected yet. |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.61 |
| Area Total Km2: | 100 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.22 |
| Area Land Km2: | 99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.39 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1 |
| Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
| Elevation M: | 1466.97 |
| Elevation Ft: | 547.8 |
| Population Rank: | unranked |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 771 |
| Population Density Km2: | 300 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 30000 est. |
| Population Est: | 30000 est. |
| Pop Est As Of: | Sept. 2023 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CAT |
| Population Urban: | 30000 est. |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | 300 |
| Population Density Urban Sq Mi: | 771 |
| Population Demonym: | none |
| Blank6 Name: | GDP (City, 2023) |
| Blank6 Info: | $2 million est. |
| Blank7 Name: | GMP (2023) |
| Blank7 Info: | refer to Harare Metro |
| Timezone1: | CAT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +01:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Codes |
| Postal Code: | 00000 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Largest suburbs by area |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Mount Hampden Suburb (3disp=orNaNdisp=or) |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Largest suburb by population |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Mount Hampden Suburb (2023 est. 22,000) |
In 2012, the government of Zimbabwe under then President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe announced plans to build a new parliament in Mount Hampden, replacing the previous parliament in central Harare. The new complex already houses the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building, and will eventually include a Presidential palace, the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe and High Court of Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, residential suburbs, hotels and modern shopping malls.
After completion of New Zimbabwe Parliament Building in April 2022, it automatically became the parliamentary capital of Zimbabwe. Dubai based Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk is building a potentially tallest building in Africa, in Mt Hampden[3]