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Mutare, formerly known as Umtali until 1982, [2] 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 population of 224,802 and approximately 260,567 in the surrounding districts, Mutare adds to the wider metropolitan area a total population of over 500,000 people. [3]
Mutare has an elected City Council, with 19 councillors, each representing one of the city's 19 wards. [4] The city of Mutare is the district's administrative headquarters, and also serves as the administrative headquarters of Manicaland Province.
In Mutare District the people of Marange use chiBocha and the Jindwi people of Zimunya use chiJindwi. These languages transcend the modern day boundaries set by the districts, being synonymous with the people in their Chiefdoms, who originally occupied these lands and beyond, prior to the displacement and resettlement caused by colonial ...
The Manyika people are a Shona sub-group that originated from the Manyika Dynasty. Manyika people speak several dialects which include ChiManyika (Northern Manyika) , ChiBocha (Southern Manyika) , ChiUngwe, ChiHera, Chijindwi and the Urban dialect which is spoken in urban centers like Mutare and Rusape .
People from Mutare (2 C, 12 P) S. Sakubva (4 P) Pages in category "Mutare" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Roman Catholic bishops of Mutare (4 P) S. Sportspeople from Mutare (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "People from Mutare" The following 12 pages are in this category, out ...
Mutare City Council is a local governing board that oversees within Mutare City limits. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a statutory body established in terms of Constitution Amendment 20 of 2013's Zimbabwean Constitution .
A map of the districts of Manicaland Province. Mutasa District has an area of 2,548 km 2. Watsomba is the administrative headquarters. The district is bounded on the south and southwest by Mutare District, on the west by Makoni District, on the north by Nyanga District, and on the east and southeast by Mozambique.