Nyanga District is located in

Manicaland Province Manicaland is a province in eastern Zimbabwe. After Harare Province, it is the country's second-most populous province, with a population of 2.037 million, as of the 2022 census. After Harare and Bulawayo provinces, it is Zimbabwe's third-most de ...

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 ...

. The administrative center is Nyanga village. The 2012 National Zimbabwe census reported its population to be 126,599 and being 52.2% female and 47.8% male.

Geography

Nyanga District is bounded on the south by

Mutasa District Mutasa District is one of seven districts in Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe. Mutasa District is located 30 km northeast Mutare and stretches up to the Honde Valley, which is about 100 km northeast of Mutare along a tarred road that b ...

, on the west by

Makoni District Makoni District is a district in Zimbabwe. The name also refers to a parliamentary constituency with coterminous borders. Location The district is located in Manicaland Province, in northeastern Zimbabwe. Its main town, Rusape, with an estimate ...

, on the northwest by

Mashonaland East Province Mashonaland East, informally Mash East, is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km2 and a population of approximately 1.35 million (2012). Marondera is the capital of the province. Geography Districts Mashonaland East i ...

, and on the east by

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

. The

Nyanga Mountains Mount Nyangani (formerly Mount Inyangani) is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at . The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, about northwest of Mutare. The summit lies atop a small outcrop of rock around above the s ...

occupy the southern portion of the district, extending into Mutasa District.

Nyanga National Park Nyanga National Park lies in the north of Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands. One of the first national parks to be declared in the country,Nyanga National Park. Undated pamphlet, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority it contains the highest land in Z ...

covers the central part of the range, including

Mount Nyangani Mount Nyangani (formerly Mount Inyangani) is the highest mountain in Zimbabwe at . The mountain is located within Nyanga National Park in Nyanga District, about northwest of Mutare. The summit lies atop a small outcrop of rock around above the s ...

, Zimbabwe's highest peak. The

Gairezi River Overview The Gairezi River begins on the slope's of Zimbabwe's highest mountain, the 2,592 meter Mount Nyangani, and is located in eastern Zimbabwe. As it winds its way north from the Eastern Highlands, and for more than 60 km, it subsequ ...

forms the eastern boundary of the District with Mozambique. The Nyangombe River forms the district's western and northwestern boundary. Both rivers flow generally northwards, and meet at the district's northernmost point to form the

Luenha River The Mazowe River (previously called Mazoe River) is a river in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river rises north of Harare, flows north and then northeast, where it forms part of the border with Mozambique and joins the Luenha River, a tributary of ...

, a tributary of the

Zambezi 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 ...

. The Nyangui highlands lie in the center of the district. Nyangui State Forest was established in 1958 as a plantation forest, and covers an area of 155.02 km². In addition to tree plantations, it protects dry montane forests where mountain cypress (''

Widdringtonia nodiflora ''Widdringtonia nodiflora'' (mountain cypress) is a species of ''Widdringtonia'' native to Southern Africa. It usually grows at high altitudes, typically among rocks on mountainsides. Its foliage and wood are highly flammable while its natural ha ...

'') is prominent.

Administration

The District is divided into 31 administrative wards. The district has two

Assembly Assembly may refer to: Organisations and meetings * Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions * General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...

parliamentary constituencies An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

, Nyanga North and

Nyanga South Nyanga may mean: *Nyanga Province, of Gabon *Nyanga River, in Gabon and Congo *Nyanga people, an ethnic group from Congo *Nyanga, Zimbabwe, a town *Nyanga District, Zimbabwe *Nyanga National Park in Zimbabwe *Nyanga, Western Cape, a township in Sou ...

. Mutasa-Nyanga

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

constituency includes the Nyanga District and a portion of Mutasa District.

History

The ruins of

Ziwa Ziwa is an archaeological site in Nyanga District, Zimbabwe, containing the remains of a vast late Iron Age agricultural settlement dated to the 15th century. Ziwa was declared a National Monument in 1946 and is currently under consideration fo ...

, also called the Nyanga cultural landscape, include numerous stone terraces, pit structures, hill fortresses, and iron-smelting sites, along with older stone-age rock art sites."Ziwa National Monument". Unesco World Heritage Centre. Accessed 14 April 2020

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Schools

1. Samatinha Primary School 2. Tsvito Primary School 3. Nyangani High School 4. Nyanga High School 5. Manjoro Primary School 6. Mapako High School 5. Nyatate High School

References

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