Matetsi is a village in

Matabeleland North Matabeleland North is a Provinces of Zimbabwe, province in western Zimbabwe. With a population of 749,017 as of the Zimbabwean census, 2012, 2012 census, it is the country's second-least populous province, after Matabeleland South Province, Matab ...

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 Mozam ...

and is located about 55 km west of

Hwange Hwange (formerly Wankie) is a town in Zimbabwe, located in Hwange District, in Matabeleland North Province, in northwestern Zimbabwe, close to the international borders with Botswana and Zambia. It lies approximately , by road, southeast of Vi ...

. The village started as a

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

siding and took its name from the nearby

Matetsi River Matetsi is a village in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 55 km west of Hwange. The village started as a railway siding and took its name from the nearby Matetsi River. Most of the surrounding land is under forest and the ...

. Most of the surrounding land is under forest and the

Matetsi Safari Area Matetsi is a village in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 55 km west of Hwange. The village started as a railway siding and took its name from the nearby Matetsi River. Most of the surrounding land is under forest and the M ...

. The nearest airports are Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), Kasane (Botswana), and Livingstone (Zambia) Matetsi Private Game Reserve: 55,000 hectare private wildlife concession, which forms a key part of the KAZA trans frontier. MPRG is the north-eastern section of the Matetsi Safari Area. MPGR is also bordered by the

Zambezi River The Zambezi River (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than hal ...

(North),

Zambezi National Park Zambezi National Park is a national park located upstream from Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River. It was split off from Victoria Falls National Park in 1979 and is in size. The park is bisected by a road to Kazungula, dividing it into a riverin ...

(East) and Panda-Masuie Forest Reserve, home of the Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery (South). Within the reserve, close to the Sambesi river, there is a luxury accommodation, called Matetsi Victoria Falls. Matetsi Safari Area: one of the largest hunting complexes in Zimbabwe, consisting of 7 separate concessions, covering in total. The area reaches from the

in the North to

Hwange National Park Hwange National Park (formerly Wankie Game Reserve) is the largest natural reserve in Zimbabwe. It is around 14,600 sq km in area. It lies in the northwest of the country, just off the main road between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. The nearest ...

in the South. It was named for the Matetsi River, which flows through the southern section of the Safari Area. The hunting area is famous for its large population of

Sable antelope The sable antelope (''Hippotragus niger'') is an antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separate population in Angola. Taxonomy The sable antelope shares the genus ''Hi ...

s. Generally the fauna resembles that of the neighbouring Hwange National Park.Crosmary, W‐G., Andrew J. Loveridge, H. Ndaimani, Sébastien Lebel, V. Booth, S. D. Côté, and Hervé Fritz. "Trophy hunting in A frica: long‐term trends in antelope horn size." Animal Conservation 16, no. 6 (2013): 648-660. Matetsi River: named for the blue-green algae, locally called “Matetsi”, found on the rocks of the river.

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Populated places in Matabeleland North Province {{Zimbabwe-geo-stub