Matabeleland.

__Matabeleland__ Matabeleland is a region in Zimbabwe divided into two provinces. Matabeleland North and matabeleland south. the two provinces are located south west of zoimbabwe between the limpopo and zambezi rivers. The ndebele people took control of matabeleland in 1837. The population (1992) 1,822,300. The language spoken is ndebele. The major city is bulawayo. The square miles are 181,605 km2. The Zimababwe army was accused of waging a campaign of terror in parts of matabeleland province, into which government troops have been sent in janury to flush out anti-govermental rebels.