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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 of the five original provinces of Southern Rhodesia. In 1982, two years after Zimbabwean independence ...
Zimbabwe currently has ten provinces, two of which are cities with provincial status. Zimbabwe is a unitary state, and its provinces exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate. Provinces are divided into districts, which are divided into wards. The Constitution of Zimbabwe delineates provincial governance and powers.
Despite being one of the oldest villages in the district, Gongwa is facing extinction from the massive spread of the growth point. Established in the early 1960s, the villagers witnessed the first and second Chimurenga (war against the white settlers). Starting from the Western hills the village stretches more than 20 hectares to the East.
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 [ 2 ] and close to Lake Mutirikwi , its recreational park, the Kyle dam and the Kyle National Reserve that is ...
Masvingo, originally Victoria, encampases metropolitan Masvingo, in Masvingo Province in southern Zimbabwe. The district boasts of the Great Zimbabwe National Monument among its list of tourist attractions. Lake Kyle is also nearby. The people in the district are mostly rural, communal farmers.
Great Zimbabwe (37 P) P. Populated places in Masvingo Province (47 P) Pages in category "Geography of Masvingo Province" The following 6 pages are in this category ...
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 '. [ 2 ] As the administrative center for Chiredzi District , it is where both the rural and district councils are based.
Gutu is the third largest district in Masvingo Province, southern Zimbabwe, after Chiredzi and Mwenezi.It is the northernmost district in the province. The name "Gutu" is historically reported to have emerged from "Chinomukutu wemiseve" – meaning, "the one with a load of arrows".