Munyati (formerly Umniati) is an estate in

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province in

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owned by the Zimbabwe Power Company (a subsidiary of

ZESA Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority, (ZESA) whose official name is ZESA Holdings (Private) Limited, is a state-owned company whose task is to generate, transmit, and distribute electricity in Zimbabwe. It has organized this task by delegatio ...

) . It is located about north of

Kwekwe Kwekwe ( ), known until 1983 as Que Que, is a city in the Midlands province of central Zimbabwe. The city has a population of 119,863 within the city limits, as of the 2022 census, making it the 7th-largest city in Zimbabwe and the second-most p ...

on the main

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road, which was about away from the village center. In 1938, a

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-fired

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was built in the area and the village was established to house the personnel. It also has a few shops for regular shopping, a primary and secondary (high) school and a football team called Tigers.

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and

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are mined in the area. Munyati happens to be the name of a

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in this region.

Education

Munyati has educational facilities for its community members.

Schools

As a small estate, Munyati offers three stages of education which are

Preschool A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school ...

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and

High School A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

. The educational facilities in Munyati are named

Munyati Pre-School Munyati (formerly Umniati) is an estate in Midlands province in Zimbabwe owned by the Zimbabwe Power Company (a subsidiary of ZESA) . It is located about north of Kwekwe on the main Harare-Bulawayo road, which was about away from the village c ...

Munyati Primary School Munyati (formerly Umniati) is an estate in Midlands province in Zimbabwe owned by the Zimbabwe Power Company (a subsidiary of ZESA) . It is located about north of Kwekwe on the main Harare-Bulawayo road, which was about away from the village c ...

and

Munyati High School Munyati (formerly Umniati) is an estate in Midlands province in Zimbabwe owned by the Zimbabwe Power Company (a subsidiary of ZESA) . It is located about north of Kwekwe on the main Harare-Bulawayo road, which was about away from the village c ...

. Locally, over 500 children/students are enrolled every year. Some come from near cities, "

" and Villages.

References

Populated places in Midlands Province {{Zimbabwe-geo-stub

Education

Schools

See also

References