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Hurungwe District
Karoi District is a district of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. The district is also known as Hurungwe District which extends to Zambian border. The Hurungwe district office are found in Karoi town. Location The district is located in Mashonaland West Province, in north central Zimbabwe. Its main town, Karoi, is located about , by road, northwest of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country. Overview Karoi District is a farming district. Tobacco followed by Cotton are the main cash crops and are widely grown in the area. Urban centers in the district include Karoi, the district headquarters Magunje a growth point, Tengwe, a farming town southwest of Karoi and Kazangarare a growth point located 60 kilometers northeast of Karoi and hold one of Zimbabwe's granaries known as Mukwichi. Population The current population of Hurungwe District is not publicly known. In 1992, the national census put the district population at 246,902. By 2002's nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare. The second largest city is Bulawayo. A country of roughly 15 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona language, Shona, and Northern Ndebele language, Ndebele the most common. Beginning in the 9th century, during its late Iron Age, the Bantu peoples, Bantu people (who would become the ethnic Shona people, Shona) built the city-state of Great Zimbabwe which became one of the major African trade centres by the 11th century, controlling the gold, ivory and copper trades with the Swahili coast, which were connected to Arab and Indian states. By the mid 15th century, the city-state had been abandoned. From there, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe was established, fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Zimbabwe
Provinces are constituent Polity, political entities of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently has ten provinces, two of which are City, cities with provincial status. Zimbabwe is a unitary state, and its provinces exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate. Provinces are divided into districts, which are divided into Ward (electoral subdivision), wards. The Constitution of Zimbabwe delineates provincial governance and powers. After constitutional amendments in 1988, provinces were administered by a List of current provincial governors of Zimbabwe, governor directly appointed by the President of Zimbabwe. Since the Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, 2013, 2013 constitutional changes, there are technically no longer provincial governors, though in practice they remain in place as Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs. The 2013 Constitution also calls for the devolution of governmental powers and responsibilities where appropriate, though Zimbabwean oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mashonaland West Province
Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million (2012). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province. Districts Mashonaland West is divided into 7 districts: * Chegutu * Hurungwe * Kariba * Makonde * Mhondoro-Ngezi * Sanyati * Zvimba Geography See also *Provinces of Zimbabwe *Districts of Zimbabwe The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces, which are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 wards. Bulawayo Province * Bulawayo Harare Province * Harare Manicaland Province * Buhera * Chi ... References {{Zimbabwe-gov-stub Provinces of Zimbabwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoi
Karoi is a town in Zimbabwe. Location Karoi is located in Karoi District, Mashonaland West Province, in central northern Zimbabwe. It is located approximately , by road, northwest of Chinhoyi, the nearest large town, and the location of the provincial headquarters. This location lies about , northwest of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital and largest city. Karoi lies along the main road, Highway A-1, between Harare and Chirundu, at the International border with the Republic of Zambia, about , further northwest of Karoi. The coordinates of Karoi are: 16° 48' 36.00"S, 29° 42' 0.00"E (Latitude:16.8100; Longitude:29.7000). Overview In addition to the offices of ''Karoi Town Council'', the town is also the location of the headquarters of Karoi District Administration. The surrounding countryside is farmland, where tobacco is the primary cash crop. In 2011, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) permitted Mashonaland Tobacco Company (MTC) to open auction floors and buy tobacco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan area in 2019. Situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region, Harare is a metropolitan province, which also incorporates the municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of above sea level and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category. The city was founded in 1890 by the Pioneer Column, a small military force of the British South Africa Company, and named Fort Salisbury after the UK Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. Company administrators demarcated the city and ran it until Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923. Salisbury was thereafter the seat of the Southern Rhodesian (later Rhodesian) government and, between 1953 and 1963, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital City
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, Department (country subdivision), department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses the government's offices and meeting places; the status as capital is often designated by its law or constitution. In some jurisdictions, including several countries, different branches of government are in different settlements. In some cases, a distinction is made between the official (constitutional) capital and the seat of government, which is List of countries with multiple capitals, in another place. English language, English-language news media often use the name of the capital city as an alternative name for the government of the country of which it is the capital, as a form of metonymy. For example, "relations between Washington, D.C., Washington and London" refer to "United Kingdom–United States rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magunje
Magunje is the largest village and principal growth point in Hurungwe Communal Land, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Magunje is located approximately 35 km west-north-west of Karoi town. Magunje has three secondary schools. The schools are Magunje Government High School, Magunje Barracks Secondary School and Charles Clack Mission, a Salvation Army mission school. There is a Zimbabwe National Army The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) is the primary branch of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces responsible for land-oriented military operations. It is the largest service branch under the Zimbabwean Joint Operations Command (JOC). The modern army has ... base, Magunje Barracks located in Magunje. Magunje was one of many Tribal Trust Lands (TTL) established by the colonial government of Ian Smith to designate the indigenous Black Africans. References Populated places in Mashonaland West Province Karoi District {{Zimbabwe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tengwe
Tengwe is a rural business centre in Hurungwe District in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe situated about 70 km north-west of Chinhoyi and approximately 40 km south of Karoi. Tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ... is mainly produced in the area. it has a police station, clinic and a school. The clinic is called Tengwe Clinic and the school is called Mshowe Primary and High School. In Tengwe there is a two big shops which are Farm and City and Rama wholesale. There is two busters econet and netone which are the major network supplier. Tengwe has a nice club which was built by the whites long ago but it's still nice up to current. Tengwe it's nice place to visit since it's known as a cool place. In Tengwe there are some churches which incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurungwe District
Karoi District is a district of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. The district is also known as Hurungwe District which extends to Zambian border. The Hurungwe district office are found in Karoi town. Location The district is located in Mashonaland West Province, in north central Zimbabwe. Its main town, Karoi, is located about , by road, northwest of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country. Overview Karoi District is a farming district. Tobacco followed by Cotton are the main cash crops and are widely grown in the area. Urban centers in the district include Karoi, the district headquarters Magunje a growth point, Tengwe, a farming town southwest of Karoi and Kazangarare a growth point located 60 kilometers northeast of Karoi and hold one of Zimbabwe's granaries known as Mukwichi. Population The current population of Hurungwe District is not publicly known. In 1992, the national census put the district population at 246,902. By 2002's nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Zimbabwe
The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces, which are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 wards. Bulawayo Province * Bulawayo Harare Province * Harare Manicaland Province * Buhera * Chimanimani * Chipinge * Makoni * Mutare * Mutasa * Nyanga Mashonaland Central Province * Bindura * Guruve * Mazowe * Mbire * Mount Darwin * Muzarabani * Mukumbura * Rushinga * Shamva Mashonaland East Province * Chikomba * Goromonzi * Marondera * Mudzi * Murehwa * Mutoko * Seke * UMP (Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe) * Wedza (Hwedza) Mashonaland West Province * Chegutu * Hurungwe * Kariba * Makonde * Mhondoro-Ngezi * Sanyati * Zvimba * Kadoma * Chinhoyi Masvingo Province * Bikita * Chiredzi * Chivi * Gutu * Masvingo * Mwenezi * Zaka Matabeleland North Province * Binga * Bubi * Hwange * Lupane * Nkayi * Tsholotsho * Umguza Matabeleland South Province * Beitbridge * Bulilima * Gwanda * Insiza * Mangwe * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karoi District
Karoi District is a district of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. The district is also known as Hurungwe District which extends to Zambian border. The Hurungwe district office are found in Karoi town. Location The district is located in Mashonaland West Province, in north central Zimbabwe. Its main town, Karoi, is located about , by road, northwest of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country. Overview Karoi District is a farming district. Tobacco followed by Cotton are the main cash crops and are widely grown in the area. Urban centers in the district include Karoi, the district headquarters Magunje a growth point, Tengwe, a farming town southwest of Karoi and Kazangarare a growth point located 60 kilometers northeast of Karoi and hold one of Zimbabwe's granaries known as Mukwichi. Population The current population of Hurungwe District is not publicly known. In 1992, the national census put the district population at 246,902. By 2002's nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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