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Chikomba is a district of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

. Chikomba has a high number of land mine
Land mine
A land mine is usually a weight-triggered explosive device which is intended to damage a target—either human or inanimate—by means of a blast and/or fragment impact....

s in its areas. Chikomba has applied for elevation from district to town status. Grace Mugabe
Grace Mugabe
Grace Mugabe , , is the second wife of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady of Zimbabwe from her marriage to the leader in 1996....

 and other politicians are from Chikomba.

In the 2000 general election a major figure of Zimbabwean politics stood down in this constituency.

Prominent People from Chikomba

  • Grace Mugabe
    Grace Mugabe
    Grace Mugabe , , is the second wife of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady of Zimbabwe from her marriage to the leader in 1996....

  • Chenjerai Hunzvi
    Chenjerai Hunzvi
    Chenjerai "Hitler" Hunzvi served as Chairman of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association beginning in 1997.-Early life:...

  • Solomon Mujuru
    Solomon Mujuru
    Solomon Mujuru, also known as Rex Nhongo was a Zimbabwean military officer and politician who led Robert Mugabe's guerrilla forces during the Rhodesian Bush War. He was from the Zezuru clan. In post-independence Zimbabwe, he went on to become army chief before leaving government service in 1995...

  • Arthur Takura Chigiji
  • Tinashe Chisaira
  • Charles Mungoshi
    Charles Mungoshi
    Charles Lovemore Mungoshi is a writer from Zimbabwe.Mungoshi's works include short stories and novels in both Shona and English. He also writes poetry, but views it as a "mere finger exercise." He has a wide range, including anti-colonial writings and children's books...

  • Musiyiwa Taruvinga Shortie
  • Davison Musarurwa
  • Robson Mhandu
  • Nyasha Mabasa Mushawatu
  • Lovemore Mataire
  • Ray Chirisa
  • Edgar Nyasha Mbwembwe
  • Mathias Bangure
  • Wonder Chirisa
  • Tinashe Jena
  • Teresa Dangwa

Villages & Townships

  • Mwerenga Village
  • Chirisa Village
  • Masvaure Village
  • Huchu Village
  • Mungonhi village
  • Mtekedza Township
  • Masasa Township
  • Warikandwa Township
  • Nharira
  • Guvakuva
  • Magamba
  • Mudavanhu
  • Madziire
  • Manyene
  • Maronda Mashanu
  • Rupere-Musonza
  • Sadza
  • Masasa
  • Gandami
  • Mutoro
  • Mupatsi
  • Daramombe
  • Wazvaremhaka
  • Govere
  • Zvamatobwe
  • Govere

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