Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, also known as UMP, is a
district
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of
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 ...
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 ...
. It consists of the northern part of the pre-1969 larger Murehwa (Mrehwa) District and includes the village of
Uzumba. The area is inhabited by the
Budja Shona people. The staple food crop is
maize
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, with secondary vegetable crops.
UMP is divided into two legislative constituencies, Uzumba Constituency which consists of the Nakiwa, Uzumba, Muswe, Nyadiri, and Karimbika areas;
and Maramba-Pfungwe Constituency which consists of the Mutawatawa, Borera, Dindi, Kafura, Chitsungo and Mutawatawa areas.
The area is very rural and undeveloped, mostly "peasant farmers who depend on subsistence farming", with a high poverty level.
Culture
The
Mbende Jerusarema dance of the
Zezuru Shona people of Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe and
Murewa
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 ...
is considered by
UNESCO
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as an important part of the intangible culture of Zimbabwe.
References
External links
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Districts of Mashonaland East Province
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