Makonde District is a

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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 ...

Location

The district is located in

Mashonaland West Province Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million (2012). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province. Districts Mashonaland West is divided into 7 districts: * Chegutu * ...

, in north central Zimbabwe. Its main town,

Chinhoyi Chinhoyi, known until 1982 as Sinoia, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District. It has a population of 90,800 and is primarily a college town, although it was originally founded as an Italian group settlement scheme. The ...

, with an estimated population of 61,739 people in 2004, is located about , by road, northwest 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 ...

, the

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of Zimbabwe and the largest city in that country.

Overview

Makonde District is a farming district. Crops grown here include

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and

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. Cattle are also raised in the district for

dairy product Dairy products or milk products, also known as lacticinia, are food products made from (or containing) milk. The most common dairy animals are cow, water buffalo, nanny goat, and ewe. Dairy products include common grocery store food items i ...

s and

beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (''Bos taurus''). In prehistoric times, humankind hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantit ...

on a commercial basis. Mining of

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also takes place. Chinhoyi, the district headquarters is a college town, hosting two major universities, namely:

Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi University of Technology also known as CUT was established by an Act by the Parliament of Zimbabwe on 10 December 2001. It is located in the town of Chinhoyi in Mashonaland West about 120 km from Harare towards Lake Kariba and the Z ...

(CUT) and Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). There are three major high schools;

Chinhoyi High School Chinhoyi High School (formerly Sinoia High School) is a Government high school located in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe. The school was established in 1960. The school is located 2 km north of Chinhoyi town centre on the A1 roa ...

Nemakonde High School Nemakonde High School is a Government high school located in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limp ...

and

Lomagundi College , location = Old Strip Road , city = Chinhoyi , province = Mashonaland West , country = Zimbabwe , coordinates = , opened = , type = Independent, boarding and day school , headmaster = Dean Seeliger , teaching_staff = 42 , grades_labe ...

. In addition the district is home to numerous primary schools.

Population

The current population of Makonde District is not publicly known. In 2010, the district population was estimated at 167,436 people. The next national population census in

is scheduled from 18 August 2012 through 28 August 2012. Urban centers in the district include

, the provincial and district headquarters,

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approximately directly west of Chinhoyi, and Lion's Den, which lies about , northwest of Chinhoyi, on the road to Chirundu.

References

{{Coord, 17, 21, S, 30, 12, E, region:ZW_dim:100000, display=title Districts of Mashonaland West Province

Location

Overview

Population

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