Plumtree, Zimbabwe
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Plumtree, Zimbabwe is a town in Matabeleland South
, Zimbabwe
, close to the border to Botswana
. It is the local administrative centre. It sits at an altitude of 1280 metres on the watershed between the Limpopo river
and the Nata river that drains into Okavango
to the north. The annual rainfall is about 560mm with a long dry season from April to October. The railway from Bulawayo
(Zimbabwe) to Francistown
(Botswana) crosses the border near Plumtree.
The Plumtree School
is located here. Plumtree has a casino.
The main district in Plumtree is known as Bulilimamangwe. Bulilimamangwe has different divisions determined by schools near them, some of which are: Bezu
, Sikhathini (previously known as Tshankwa), Mlomwe, Ntunungwe, Pumuza, Nyabane, Gambo
, Tokwana, Matjinge, Ndolwane, Gwambe.
There are two main languages that are used in this district, those are Ndebele
and Kalanga
. Though there are other languages used in Plumtree such as Tswana
, spoken by those who live near the Botswana
border and Shona
which is spoken by the Shona people
who migrated from Mashonaland
.
Matabeleland South
Matabeleland 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:...
, 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...
, close to the border to Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
. It is the local administrative centre. It sits at an altitude of 1280 metres on the watershed between the Limpopo river
Limpopo River
The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. It is around long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 170 m³/s at its mouth...
and the Nata river that drains into Okavango
Okavango
Okavango may refer to:* Okavango River, in southwest Africa, which drains into the Okavango Delta* Okavango Basin, an endorheic basin that includes the Okavango River and Okavango Delta.* Okavango Region, a region of Namibia...
to the north. The annual rainfall is about 560mm with a long dry season from April to October. The railway from Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo 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...
(Zimbabwe) to Francistown
Francistown
Francistown or Nyangabgwe is the second largest city in Botswana, with a population of about 85,363, and often described as the "Capital of the North". It is located in eastern Botswana, about north-northeast from the capital, Gaborone...
(Botswana) crosses the border near Plumtree.
The Plumtree School
Plumtree School
Plumtree School is a private boarding school for boys in the Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe on the border with Botswana. Founded in 1902 by a railway mission, its headmaster Robert Woodward Hammond steered it into one of the leading schools in Southern Africa....
is located here. Plumtree has a casino.
The main district in Plumtree is known as Bulilimamangwe. Bulilimamangwe has different divisions determined by schools near them, some of which are: Bezu
Bezu
Bezu is an area & school in Plumtree, Zimbabwe. Most areas in Plumtree are named according to the nearest schools. Bezu has a Primary and Secondary School....
, Sikhathini (previously known as Tshankwa), Mlomwe, Ntunungwe, Pumuza, Nyabane, Gambo
Gambo
"Gambo" is the name given to a carcass of an unidentified large marine animal that was reportedly washed up on Bungalow Beach in The Gambia....
, Tokwana, Matjinge, Ndolwane, Gwambe.
There are two main languages that are used in this district, those are Ndebele
Ndebele
- Ethnic groups :*South Ndebele people, located in the South Africa*Northern Ndebele people, located in Zimbabwe, and Botswana- Languages :*Southern Ndebele language, the language of the South Ndebele...
and Kalanga
Kalanga
Kalanga may refer to:* BaKalanga people* Kalanga language* Kalanga, Togo...
. Though there are other languages used in Plumtree such as Tswana
Tswana language
Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi...
, spoken by those who live near the Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
border and Shona
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...
which is spoken by the Shona people
Shona people
Shona is the name collectively given to two groups of people in the east and southwest of Zimbabwe, north eastern Botswana and southern Mozambique.-Shona Regional Classification:...
who migrated from Mashonaland
Mashonaland
Mashonaland is a region in northern Zimbabwe. It is the home of the Shona people.Currently, Mashonaland is divided into three provinces, with a total population of about 3 million:* Mashonaland West* Mashonaland Central* Mashonaland East...
.