Districts of Zimbabwe
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The provinces of Zimbabwe
are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:
Bulawayo (city)
Harare (city)
Manicaland Province
Mashonaland Central Province
Mashonaland East Province
Mashonaland West Province
Matabeleland North Province
Matabeleland South Province
Provinces of Zimbabwe
|Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:-See also:*Districts of Zimbabwe*Municipalities of Zimbabwe*List of provincial governors of Zimbabwe*ISO 3166-2:ZW-External links:*...
are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:
Bulawayo (city)BulawayoBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
- BulawayoBulawayoBulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
Harare (city)HarareHarare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
- HarareHarareHarare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
Manicaland ProvinceManicalandManicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of approximately 1.6 million . Mutare is the capital of the province. -Background:...
- BuheraBuheraBuhera is a district in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe about 82 km south east of Chivhu. It serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the Sabi communal lands....
- Chimanimani
- ChipingeChipingeChipinge is a town in southeastern Zimbabwe in the province of Manicaland near the Mozambique border. The town lies in a valley in the southern Eastern Highlands. One of Zimbabwe's most famous landmarks, the Birchenough Bridge is located on the Sabi River 62 km from Chipinge...
- Makoni
- MutareMutareMutare is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of around 170,000. It is the capital of Manicaland province.-History:...
- MutasaMutasaMutasa may refer to:*Didymus Mutasa*Mutasa in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe...
- NyangaNyangaNyanga may mean:*Nyanga Province, of Gabon*Nyanga, Gabon, a place in the province of Nyanga in Gabon*Nyanga River, in Gabon and Congo*Nyanga, Zimbabwe, a town*Nyanga National Park in Zimbabwe*Nyanga, Cape Town, a township in South Africa...
Mashonaland Central ProvinceMashonaland CentralMashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 28,347 km² and a population of approximately 998,265 , representing about 8.5% of the total Zimbabwe population.- Background :Bindura is the capital of the province...
- BinduraBindura DistrictBindura is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the town of Bindura....
- GuruveGuruve DistrictGuruve is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the town of Guruve....
- MazoweMazowe DistrictMazowe District is the southernmost of seven districts of the Province Mashonaland Central in Zimbabwe. The district capital is the village of Mazowe....
- Mbire
- Mukumbura
- Muzarabani
- Rushinga
- ShamvaShamva DistrictShamva is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the village of Shamva.Shamwa has one of the richest gold mines in Zimbabwe called Shamva gold mine. It is located 60km NW of Harare. Schools in Shamva include Chindunduma, madziva Wadzanai...
Mashonaland East ProvinceMashonaland EastMashonaland East is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km² and a population of approximately 1.1 million . Marondera is the capital of the province.-Districts:Mashonaland East is divided into eight districts:* Chikomba* Goromonzi...
- ChikombaChikombaChikomba is a district of Zimbabwe. Chikomba has a high number of land mines in its areas. Chikomba has applied for elevation from district to town status...
- GoromonziGoromonziGoromonzi is a rural community in Zimbabwe, southeast of the country's capital city of Harare. It covers an area of and has a population of 178,000. The people who live in the region are principally from the Shona tribe. The village serves as a trading centre for commercial, communal and...
- Hwedza
- MaronderaMaronderaMarondera is a town in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, located about 72 km east of Harare; population 39,384...
- Mudzi
- Murehwa
- MutokoMutokoMutoko is a small town in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. It was established as an administrative station in 1911. It lies 143 km from Harare. It is named after the local Chief Mutoko....
- Seke
- Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe
Mashonaland West ProvinceMashonaland WestMashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.2 million . Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.Mashonaland West is divided into 6 districts:* Chegutu* Hurungwe* Kadoma* Kariba...
- ChegutuChegutuChegutu is a town in the Mashonaland West province, northern Zimbabwe and is 110km southwest of Harare on the main Harare-Bulawayo road . According to the 1992 Population Census, the town had a population of 30,191...
- Hurungwe
- Kadoma
- Kariba
- MakondeMakonde (District)Makonde is a district of Zimbabwe. The district capital is Chinhoyi city.It is in the middle of a major agricultural region being surrounded by both small scale and large scale farms producing cereals, vegetables and cotton....
- Zvimba
Masvingo Province
- BikitaBikitaBikita is a district in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. It is located about 80 km east of Masvingo. Its name probably is derived from the Shona word Dikita which means antbear, which describes the shape of a nearby hill. The district was previously known as Denga which means up in the clouds and...
- ChiredziChiredziChiredzi is a small town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. Together with its sister town of Triangle, it is the major center of sugar production in the country.-Background:...
- Chivi
- GutuGuţuGuţu is a Romanian surname:* Ana Guţu* Ion Guţu* Lidia Guţu* Octavian Guţu...
- MasvingoMasvingoMasvingo is a town in south-eastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. The town is close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument from which the country takes its name.- History :...
- Mwenezi
- ZakaZakaZaka is a district in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe and is located 86 km southeast from Masvingo in the Ndanga communal land. The village was established in 1923 and lies in a very low-lying area hence the Shona derived name kwo-ka-zaka which means to where it is going down.- Background :Zaka...
Matabeleland North ProvinceMatabeleland NorthMatabeleland North is a province in western Zimbabwe. It borders the provinces of Midlands and Mashonaland West to the east and northeast respectively, and the province of Matabeleland South and the city of Bulawayo to the south. Its northern border is defined by the Zambezi river, while its...
- BingaBingaBinga District, now Binga North District and Binga South District, lies in the hot and arid Zambezi Encampment, the region that was once the territory of the tsetse fly.-Boundaries:Binga District is an area of land bounded by a line drawn from;...
- BubiBubiThe Bubi people, also known as Voove, Pove, Bobes, Boobes, Boobees, Boobies, Boubies, Adeeyahs,Adeejahs, Adijas, Ediyas, Eris, Fernando Poans, Fernandians, and Bantu Speaking Bubi, are an African ethnic group of the Bantu group, who are indigenous to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea...
- HwangeHwangeHwange is a town in western Zimbabwe, in the province of Matabeleland North. It is named after the chieftain of Zwange, who is now called Chief Hwange. The town was known as Wankie until 1982. According to the 1992 Population Census, the town had a population of 42,581...
- LupaneLupaneLupane can refer to :*Lupane District in Zimbabwe*Lupane triterpenes...
- NkayiNkayi (District)Nkayi is a district in Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. The ethnic Ndebele form a majority in the district.Nkayi Rural District Hospital serves the district...
- TsholotshoTsholotsho- Introduction :Tsholotsho is a business center in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 65km north-west of Nyamandhlovu,and 98km north-west of Bulawayo as the bird flies, in the Tjolotjo communal land...
- UmguzaUmguzaUmguza is a district in Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe....
Matabeleland South ProvinceMatabeleland SouthMatabeleland South is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 54,172 km² and a population of approximately 650,000 . Gwanda is the capital of the province.-Geography:...
- BeitbridgeBeitbridgeBeitbridge or Mzingwane is a border town in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The name also refers to the border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.-Background:...
- Bulilimamangwe
- GwandaGwandaGwanda is the capital of the province of Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe. It is located on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge road and railway. Gwanda was founded in 1900. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 4,874...
- InsizaInsizaInsiza is a constituency of Zimbabwe in the province of Matabeleland South. Insiza is a rural area.More than 1000 votes have been unaccounted for at the 2005 general election. It has been won by the Zanu PF candidate at the 2005 general election. Insiza has been held by the Zanu PF since the 2002...
- Matobo
- Umzingwane
Midlands Province
- Chirumhanzu
- Gokwe NorthGokwe North DistrictGokwe North District is the northern of two administrative districts in the Gokwe region of the Midlands province of Zimbabwe. Its administrative seat is Nembudziya.-References:...
- Gokwe South
- GweruGweruGweru is a city near the centre of Zimbabwe at . It has a population of about 146,073 , making it the third largest city in the nation. Gweru is the capital of Midlands Province. Gweru was founded in 1894 by Dr. Leander Starr Jameson. The first bank opened in Gweru in 1896, and the stock exchange...
- KwekweKwekweKwekwe or Kwe Kwe , formerly spelt Que Que, is a city in central Zimbabwe. It is located in the centre of the country —roughly equidistant from Harare to the northeast and Bulawayo to the southwest. Its population stood at 47,607 in 1982, 75,425 in 1992 and the preliminary result of the 2002...
- Mberengwa
- ShurugwiShurugwiShurugwi, formerly Selukwe, a town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km south of Harare; population 16,138...
- Zvishavane