Murewa, originally known as Mrewa and alternatively rendered Muhrewa, is a

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(and district) in

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, 75 kilometers northeast of the capital

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, on the road to

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). It is situated almost 1400 m above sea level. In 2002, the number of inhabitants was 8398. Public and private buildings are simple. "Growthpoint" and village have the character of a

. Nearby there are the Murewa Caves having three tunnels, some as short as 9 km, and other sites with rock paintings of the San. These paintings are at least 1000 years old.

District

The district of Murewa stretches from Mt. Hanwa (10 km north of Macheke) in the south up to Uzumba in the north, Nyadire Rive NE and Nyaguvi SE of Murewa. It is dominated by traditional African agriculture of the

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. Only the southern quarter of the area is covered with commercial farms, founded by European settlers. In that area there are three hilltop fortresses belonging to the Murewa (Moyo) people, built in the later phase of ancient Monomotapa State under the

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, after 1500 AD.

References

Peter S.Garlake: STRUCTURE AND MEANING IN THE PREHISTORIC ART OF ZIMBABWE (PDF, 3.9 MB)
Populated places in Mashonaland East Province Districts of Mashonaland East Province {{zimbabwe-geo-stub

District

See also

References