Gokwe region
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The Gokwe Region consists of the land in the area around Gokwe Centre
that was formerly under the control of the Shangwe people, a Shona-speaking
group, which lay in the northern part of the Midlands
province
of northwestern Zimbabwe
, and is now broken up into Gokwe South District and Gokwe North District
. A number of other groups live in the area, including the Tonga, and Ndebele.
Nkayi North District lies to the south. A researcher noted in 1998, that the Nkayi-Gokwe border had hardened even before independence when Shona-speaking auxiliary forces had been recruited in Gokwe and used against Nkayi in explicitly tribal attacks.
Gokwe is made up of numerous areas including Kuwirirana Kana,Zumba,Gandavaroyi,Chireya,Sanyati,Tsungai,Nyaurungwe .Other smaller areas include Sikwiti,Sawirangwanda,Mamvuramachena,Dambamazura,Kasvisva,Sese,Matize e.t.c
Gokwe Centre
Gokwe Centre is a rural small town in the Midlands province in Zimbabwe. The town is usually referred to as "Gokwe Centre" because the larger region is called Gokwe....
that was formerly under the control of the Shangwe people, a Shona-speaking
Shona language
Shona is a Bantu language, native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe and southern Zambia; the term is also used to identify peoples who speak one of the Shona language dialects: Zezuru, Karanga, Manyika, Ndau and Korekore...
group, which lay in the northern part of the Midlands
Midlands (Zimbabwe)
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million . Gweru is the capital of the province. It is home to various peoples...
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:*...
of northwestern 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...
, and is now broken up into Gokwe South District and Gokwe North District
Gokwe North District
Gokwe 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:...
. A number of other groups live in the area, including the Tonga, and Ndebele.
Nkayi North District lies to the south. A researcher noted in 1998, that the Nkayi-Gokwe border had hardened even before independence when Shona-speaking auxiliary forces had been recruited in Gokwe and used against Nkayi in explicitly tribal attacks.
Gokwe is made up of numerous areas including Kuwirirana Kana,Zumba,Gandavaroyi,Chireya,Sanyati,Tsungai,Nyaurungwe .Other smaller areas include Sikwiti,Sawirangwanda,Mamvuramachena,Dambamazura,Kasvisva,Sese,Matize e.t.c