Murombedzi is a town in

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Location

Murombedzi, also known as Murombedzi Growth Point, is a small town in

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, in central northern Zimbabwe. The town lies about , by road, south of the town of

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, in neighbouring

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. This location lies approximately , by road, north of the town of Chegutu. Murombedzi is located about , by road, west of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and largest city in that country. The coordinates of the town are: 17° 42' 0.00"S, 30° 12' 0.00"E (Latitude:17.7000; Longitude:30.2000).

Overview

In addition to the Murombedzi Town Council offices, the town is the location of the district headquarters of

. The areas within the district include Murombedzi, the district capital, and

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(the former ''Tribal Trust Lands'') along with Muengezi and

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. Banket, another small town, lies about , southeast of Chinhoyi on the road to Harare. Farming of both crops and animals, is the main economic activity in the areas surrounding the town. Murombedzi is the location of a grain depot belonging to the ''Grain Marketing Board'', a branch of

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, a branch o
Zimbabwe Postbank
(POSB), a post office and Gangarahwe Hospital. All the three major cellphone operators namely

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have base stations in the town. Transport is solely by road, and there is a good road network linking Muronbedzi to the surrounding major towns. It is linked to Harare via

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with a tarred road and to the south and north by th
Chinhoyi-Chegutu Highway
Murombedzi also have government offices housing namely;the ministry of education, youth and development, agriculture, local government etc.

History

The pioneers of Murombedzi Growth Point are the late Philip Edmund Chidarikire the owner of ''Chipata Trading Company (Private) Limited'', the late "'John Masango'" of "Masango Stores", the late Mr.Peter Mutongerwa of ''Mutongerwa Hotel'' ,the late Mr. Paraffin of ''Paraffin Butchery & Bottle Store''

Population

The current population of Murombedzi is not publicly known. The next national population census in

is scheduled from 18 through 28 August 2012.Next Population Census In Zimbabwe Scheduled For August 2012

External links

Location of Murombedzi At Google Maps

References