Identify the five largest cities within each country:
1)Harare
2)Bulawayo
3)Chitungwiza
4)Mutare
5)Epworth
Identify the population of the largest city: 1,485,231
Use the “rank size rule” to identify the estimated size of each of the next four largest cities:
Using the rank size rule...
Bulawayo: 742,615
Chitungwiza: 495,077
Mutare: 371,307
Epworth: 297,046
Identify the actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities:
The cities' actual populations are...
Bulawayo: 653,337
Chitungwiza: 356,840
Mutare: 186,208
Epworth: 167,462
Population: 13,771,721
Population Density: 38 ppl/sq mi
% Urban Population: 32.5% of total population
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 24.1%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.3% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 51.6% of population
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 97.3% of population
Paragraph: Zimbabwe somewhat fits the rank size rule. Its largest city is Harare, which has 1,485,231 people. According to the rank size rule, the second city should have around 742,000 people, and city three should have 495,077 people. Bulawayo, the second largest city, has about 653,000 people, and Chitungwiza, the third largest, has 357,000. From there it strays further though, with the fourth and fifth cities going about 100,000-200,000 off of the rule.
1)Harare
2)Bulawayo
3)Chitungwiza
4)Mutare
5)Epworth
Identify the population of the largest city: 1,485,231
Use the “rank size rule” to identify the estimated size of each of the next four largest cities:
Using the rank size rule...
Bulawayo: 742,615
Chitungwiza: 495,077
Mutare: 371,307
Epworth: 297,046
Identify the actual populations of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th largest cities:
The cities' actual populations are...
Bulawayo: 653,337
Chitungwiza: 356,840
Mutare: 186,208
Epworth: 167,462
Population: 13,771,721
Population Density: 38 ppl/sq mi
% Urban Population: 32.5% of total population
% Urban Population Living in Slums: 24.1%
Average % Change in Urban Population: 2.3% annual rate of change
% with Improved Urban Sanitation: 51.6% of population
% with Improved Urban Water Supply: 97.3% of population
Paragraph: Zimbabwe somewhat fits the rank size rule. Its largest city is Harare, which has 1,485,231 people. According to the rank size rule, the second city should have around 742,000 people, and city three should have 495,077 people. Bulawayo, the second largest city, has about 653,000 people, and Chitungwiza, the third largest, has 357,000. From there it strays further though, with the fourth and fifth cities going about 100,000-200,000 off of the rule.