Chisumbanje is an area located in the province of

Manicaland 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. Making it the third most densely populated province after Harare a ...

Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...

. Chisumbanje is situated in

Chipinge District Chipinge District is a district in Manicaland Province of eastern Zimbabwe. The administrative headquarters is Chipinge. Geography Chipinge District is the southernmost district in Manicaland province. It is bounded on the north by Chimanimani ...

, one of seven districts in the province. It is located in the Dowoyo communal land on the eastern bank of the Save River, about south of

Birchenough Bridge Birchenough Bridge is the name for both a bridge across the Save River (pronounced Sa've) and a village next to the bridge. Birchenough Bridge is called after Sir Henry Birchenough. Birchenough Bridge is located 62 km from Chipinge in the M ...

Governance

Chisumbanje is under the traditional leadership of Chief Garahwa. Other districts in the region of the Manicaland Province include

Mutare Mutare, formerly known as Umtali until 1982, is the capital and largest city in the province of Manicaland. It is the third most populated in Zimbabwe. Having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban area, urban population of 224,802 ...

Chimanimani Chimanimani, originally known as Melsetter, is a town in Zimbabwe. Location Chimanimani is a village located in Manicaland Province, in south-eastern Zimbabwe, close to the border with Mozambique. The village lies about , by road, south of Mu ...

Nyanga 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 ...

and Mutasa.

Culture

Muchongoyo is a dance popular in the region. Besides entertaining villagers, the dance is also a source of unity and love amongst the locals.

Climate

The area is arid because it lies in a valley and crop yields are generally poor, leaving residents prone to food insecurity. It is different from the other northern parts of Chipinge district that lie in Zimbabwe's region.

Demographics

While Chipinge is rural, Chisumbanje has a population of roughly 300,000 people.

Transport

Chisumbanje is linked by a tarred road to the Manicaland provincial capital, Mutare, and the district capital, Chipinge town. It reaches to

Lowveld Veld ( or , Afrikaans and Dutch: ''veld'', field), also spelled veldt, is a type of wide-open, rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, ...

and to the

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

n border crossing at

Beitbridge Beitbridge is a border town in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The name also refers to the border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The border on the S ...

Cities and towns

Nearby cities and towns include Chisumbanje, Mabhiza, Machona, Vheneka, Chitepo, Cosmo, Matikwa, Munepasi, and Manzvire. The closest major city is Mutare.

Economy

Their economy is largely agricultural. The most common crops are maize,

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most millets belong to the tribe Paniceae. Millets are important crops in the Semi-arid climate, ...

, rapko, cotton, and sugarcane. It is a taboo to grow

in Chief Musikavanhu's area. The local varieties of crops contrast sharply with the commercial estates where coffee, tea, and bananas are grown. The area is rich in gold, coal, zinc, manganese, uranium, and little deposits of platinum.

Ethanol Plant

The Chisumbanje Ethanol Project, is a national project, In which, ethanol can be produced from sugarcane. It is seen as one of Africa's largest ethanol projects. The project consists of sugarcane plantations in Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi, placing the ethanol plant in Chisumbanje. It is also a consortium of local investors in partnership with the government's Agriculture and Rural Development Authority, ARDA. At its peak, the Chisumbanje ethanol project – and ARDA's cane-growing adjacent farms operated by the private investors trading as

Rating A rating is an evaluation or assessment of something, in terms of a metric (e.g. quality, quantity, a combination of both,...). Rating or rating system may also refer to: Business and economics * Credit rating, estimating the credit worthiness ...

(at Middle Sabi) and Macdom (at Chisumbanje) – has been projected to create employment for more than 8,000 people, becoming one of the single largest job creation ventures in Zimbabwe in recent years.

Sport

Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League is the top professional division of the Zimbabwe Football Association. It was founded in 1980, as a successor to the 1962 formed ''Rhodesia National Football League.'' It is currently sponsored by Delta Beverages ...

club Green Fuel are based in Chisumbanje.

Irrigation

Irrigation infrastructure is available with an ethanol-producing plant constructed.

Health centers

Chisumbanje has eight clinics that are run by the Ministry of Health. The Clinics are St Peters, Madhuku, Arda, Chisumbanje, Veneka, Mabee, Matandwa, Chisuma, Mutandahwe, and Mahenye.

Primary schools

Chisumbanje has about 20 primary schools and 12 secondary schools that is run by the

Ministry of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

.ministry of education
These are located in the various wards in the Chisumbanje area.

References

External links

Website of Zimbabwe Statistics
{{Authority control Chipinge District Populated places in Manicaland Province