Masvingo, originally Victoria, encampases metropolitan
Masvingo
Masvingo, known as Fort Victoria during the colonial period, is a city in southeastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. The city lies close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument from which the country takes its name and clos ...
, in
Masvingo Province
Masvingo, previously named Victoria, is a province in southeastern Zimbabwe. It has a population of 1.638 million as of the 2022 census, ranking fifth out of Zimbabwe's ten provinces. Established by the British South Africa Company, it was one o ...
in southern
Zimbabwe
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. The district boasts of the
Great Zimbabwe National Monument among its list of tourist attractions.
Lake Kyle
Lake Mutirikwi, originally known as Lake Kyle or Kyle Dam, lies in south eastern Zimbabwe, south east of Masvingo. It is thought to have been named after Kyle Farm which occupied most of the land required for the lake, which in turn was named afte ...
is also nearby. The people in the district are mostly rural, communal farmers.
Mushandike Co-op. is found in the district, in which the villagers use the water from
Tokwe River
The Tokwe River is a river in southeastern Zimbabwe
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to irrigate their patches of land. Ngomahuru Hospital which is the second largest Psychiatric hospital in the country (after Ingutsheni) is also located.
Government & Politics
General Elections 2008
The district has been divided into fives sectors for the general elections of 2008. Candidates from both the
MDC and
ZANU-PF and independents will compete for the five constituency seats available and winners will go on to represent the district in
Zimbabwe
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's new
House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level.
Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible g ...
Magogo Andrew (Independent), Mhere Edward (
Zanu-PF), Chitando Jefferson (
MDC Tsvangirai MDC may refer to:
Arts
* Macau Design Centre, an art center in Macau
* MDC (band) (Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
*'' M.D.C. - Maschera di cera'', a 1997 Italian horror film
* Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the protagonist of Miraculous: ...
), Mukwazhe Munodei (
ZDP), Mutume Mike (
UPP) are vying for the Masvingo central seat, while in the north seat there is Mudenge Stan (
Zanu-PF), Chidhodha Alois Makamure (
UPP), Mutemere Wilstss (
MDC Tsvangirai MDC may refer to:
Arts
* Macau Design Centre, an art center in Macau
* MDC (band) (Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
*'' M.D.C. - Maschera di cera'', a 1997 Italian horror film
* Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the protagonist of Miraculous: ...
), Gobo Simbarashe (Independent) and to the south there is Chinoda Willington (Independent), Mzembi Walter (
Zanu-PF), and Matongo Lovemore (
MDC Tsvangirai MDC may refer to:
Arts
* Macau Design Centre, an art center in Macau
* MDC (band) (Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
*'' M.D.C. - Maschera di cera'', a 1997 Italian horror film
* Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the protagonist of Miraculous: ...
). In Masvingo urban, there is Mudzume Joburg (
MDC Mutambara MDC may refer to:
Arts
* Macau Design Centre, an art center in Macau
* MDC (band) (Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
*'' M.D.C. - Maschera di cera'', a 1997 Italian horror film
* Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the protagonist of Miraculous: ...
), Joosbie Omar (
Zanu-PF), Tavarera Tinashe (
UPP), Matutu Tongai (
MDC Tsvangirai MDC may refer to:
Arts
* Macau Design Centre, an art center in Macau
* MDC (band) (Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
*'' M.D.C. - Maschera di cera'', a 1997 Italian horror film
* Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the protagonist of Miraculous: ...
) and to there west there is Mbudzi Kudzai (Independent), Shava Jephias (
UPP), Mbetu Jabulani (
Zanu-PF), and Mharadza Tachiona (
MDC Tsvangirai MDC may refer to:
Arts
* Macau Design Centre, an art center in Macau
* MDC (band) (Millions of Dead Cops), an American rock band
*'' M.D.C. - Maschera di cera'', a 1997 Italian horror film
* Marinette Dupain-Cheng, the protagonist of Miraculous: ...
)
[Candidate List (accessed 18 February 2008)]
See also
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Chiredzi
Chiredzi is a town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. It is located near the Runde River, which has a tributary called the ' Chiredzi'. As the administrative center for Chiredzi District, it is where both the rural and district coun ...
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Masvingo Province
Masvingo, previously named Victoria, is a province in southeastern Zimbabwe. It has a population of 1.638 million as of the 2022 census, ranking fifth out of Zimbabwe's ten provinces. Established by the British South Africa Company, it was one o ...
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Mwenezi District
Mwenezi, originally known as Nuanetsi, is a small district situated in southern Zimbabwe. It is bisected by the Mwenezi River and the A4 highway, the main thoroughfare that connects the town of Beitbridge, on the border with South Africa, to Masv ...
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Gonarenzou National Park
Gonarezhou National Park is a national park located in southeastern Zimbabwe. It is situated in a relatively remote corner of Masvingo Province, south of Chimanimani along the Mozambique border. Owing to its vast size, rugged terrain and its loca ...
References
Districts of Masvingo Province
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