Murewa (also spelled Mrewa or Muhrewa) is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
(and district) in
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 ...
, 75 kilometers northeast from the capital of
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 ...
, at the road to
Tete
Tete is the capital city of Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located on the Zambezi River, and is the site of two of the four bridges crossing the river in Mozambique. A Swahili trade center before the Portuguese colonial era, Tete continues ...
(
Mozambique
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). It is situated almost 1400 m above sea level. In 2002, the number of inhabitants was 8398. Public and private buildings are simple. "Growthpoint" and village have the character of a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
. Nearby there are the
Murewa Caves
Murewa (also spelled Mrewa or Muhrewa) is a township (and district) in Zimbabwe, 75 kilometers northeast from the capital of Harare, at the road to Tete (Mozambique). It is situated almost 1400 m above sea level. In 2002, the number of inhabitant ...
having three tunnels, some as short as 9 km, and other sites with rock paintings of the San. These paintings are at least 1000 years old.
District
The district of Murewa stretches from Mt. Hanwa (10 km north of
Macheke) in the south up to Uzumba in the north, Nyadire Rive NE and Nyaguvi SE of Murewa. It is dominated by traditional African agriculture of the
Shona people. Only the southern quarter of the area is covered with commercial farms, founded by European settlers. In that area there are three hilltop fortresses belonging to the Murewa (Moyo) people, built in the later phase of ancient
Monomotapa State under the
Chieftainship family on Murewa
A tribal chief or chieftain is the leader of a tribal society or chiefdom.
Tribe
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Tribal societies are sometimes categorized as ...
, after 1500 AD.
See also
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Mukarakate
Mukarakate is a place in the north-eastern Murewa district of Zimbabwe. The district is in Mashonaland East province of Zimbabwe. It is almost entirely inhabited by Shona-speaking people (specific dialect: Zezuru). The traditional rulers of the a ...
References
Peter S.Garlake: STRUCTURE AND MEANING IN THE PREHISTORIC ART OF ZIMBABWE (PDF, 3.9 MB)
Populated places in Mashonaland East Province
Districts of Mashonaland East Province
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