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Zvishavane District

Zvishavane District

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This article is about the district. For the town, see Zvishavane.

Zvishavane District is one of the eight districts in Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. 85,035 people live in Zvishavane rural and 59,714 live in Zvishavane town (2022 census).[1]

Midlands Districts
Shava means Eland in ChiShona. The eland colour is called shava in ChiShona.
Reddish Hills of Mashava at King Mine
Shava is the name of the eland in ChiShona. The colour of these common elands is lighter than that of the giant elend above; so the colour is shavane or Shavani hence Zvishavane.

It has Mberengwa District to the south and Shurugwi District to the north.

Its capital is Zvishavane town.

Economy

Zvishavane District is home of Zvishavane Town which developed from an asbestos mine compound into a town.[2] See Shabanie Mashaba Mine.

It is also home to Murowa Diamond Mine located in Mazvihwa, 40 km from Zvishavane Town.

Local government

Zvishavane District is run by two local government organs, the rural district council and the urban council.

For the rural district authority see Runde Rural District Council.

The Zvishavane Town Council, established in terms of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15,[3] administers the urban district.

2013 - 2018 Council

Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission[4]

More information Ward, Councillor ...

2008 - 2013 Town Council

Source: Kubatana Aechive[5]

More information Ward, Councillor ...

20.31°S 30.05°E / -20.31; 30.05

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. [2]
    Faith Zaba|7 June 2013 Zvishavane: A tale of two different worlds The Zimbabwe Independent|News|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  3. [3]
    Ministries of Local Government International |Chapter 29:15 Urban Councils Act|Zimbabwe Urban_Councils Act mlgi.org.za|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  4. [4]
    Notice Board GoodZEC Local Authority Results-Midlands-Zvishavane Town Council Zec.gov.zw|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  5. [5]
    The Herald (zw) candidates -'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Local Government - Midlands Archived February 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine kubatana.net|archive|Retrieved 2 March 2016
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