Umzingwane is a district in the northern part of

Matabeleland South Matabeleland South is a province in southwestern Zimbabwe. With a population of 683,893 as of the 2012 Zimbabwean census, it is the country's least populous province. After Matabeleland North, it is Zimbabwe's second-least densely populated p ...

province 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 ...

. It was formerly known as Esigodini District and before 1982 as Essexvale District. Its governing seat is located in the village of

Umzingwane Umzingwane is a village and seat of the Umzingwane District, in Matabeleland South province, in Zimbabwe. It has one of the most important railway stations in the nation, connecting the Beira–Bulawayo railway Beira-Bulawayo railway, also cal ...

Geography

Umzingwane District adjacent to

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council cl ...

on the northwest, and the north to

Umguza District Umguza is a district in the southern part of Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. It was formerly known as Esiphezini District. Geography Umguza District is bounded by Matopo and Umzingwane districts in the southeast, Bulilima and Tsho ...

Matabeleland North Matabeleland North is a Provinces of Zimbabwe, province in western Zimbabwe. With a population of 749,017 as of the Zimbabwean census, 2012, 2012 census, it is the country's second-least populous province, after Matabeleland South Province, Matab ...

. Otherwise, it is bounded by districts of Matabeleland South, namely Mguza to the northeast, Insiza to the east,

Gwanda Gwanda is a town in Zimbabwe. It is the capital of the province of Matabeleland South, one of the ten administrative provinces in the country. It is also the district capital of Gwanda District, one of the seven administrative districts in t ...

to the south, and Matobo to the west. it is found along Gwanda road

Places in Umzingwane

* Bezha, a village, birthplace of Professor Thomas Dube, academic and lawyer who served as senior legal and political affairs advisor for 19 years at United Nations Security Council. * Bushtick, a village * Bushtick Mine * Esibomvu, a village *

Esigodini Esigodini, previously known as Essexvale, is a town in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe. It is the administrative centre for Umzingwane District, one of the seven administrative districts in Matabeleland South. It was originally an e ...

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

* Esiphezini, birthplace of

Canaan Banana Canaan Sodindo Banana (5 March 193610 November 2003) was a Zimbabwean Methodist minister, theologian, and politician who served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987. He was Zimbabwe's first head of state (Ceremonial President) a ...

, first president of Zimbabwe * Inyankuni reservoir * Kumbuzi, a village * Lake Cunningham Recreational Park, 41.72 km² * Matendele, a village * Mawabeni, a village * Mzingwane Dam reservoir *

Mzingwane River The Mzingwane River, formerly known Umzingwane River as or Umzingwani River is a major left-bank tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe. It rises near Fort Usher, Matobo District, south of Bulawayo and flows into the Limpopo River near Beitb ...

(Umzingwane River) * Nswazi, a village * Selous House Homestake, historical site * Sihlengeni, a village * Umzingwane Recreational Park, 12 km² * Upper and Lower Ncema reservoirs

Administration and politics

Umzingwane District has government headquarters located in the village of

, and by the Umzingwane Rural District Council, which has its offices in Esigodini. Traditionally the district is divided into four parts, each ruled by a local chieftain. :* Esiphezini Communal Land tribal area :* Umzingwane Tribal Trust Land tribal area :* Tuli Outspan Tribal Trust Land tribal area

Economy

In 2012, Umzingwane District had 48 percent of the economically active population employed in agriculture (primarily livestock raising), 17 percent employed in services occupations, 17 percent employed in mining and construction and 2 percent employed in educational institutions.

Notes and references

External links

* {{Geography of Zimbabwe Districts of Matabeleland South Province