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Hwange
 
 
(wän´g) (KEY) , formerly Wankie (wng´k) (KEY) , city (1992 est. pop. 42,600), W Zimbabwe. It is a coal-mining center. The city was founded in 1903 and named for a local chief. A nearby national park attracts many tourists.
 
 
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