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v. t. e. Provinces are constituent political entities of Zimbabwe. 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.
Harare Province, which includes the city of Harare, is the most populous of Zimbabwe's ten provinces, with over two million inhabitants in 2012. Manicaland Province and Midlands Province are the second and third most populous provinces, respectively. Seven of the ten provinces have a population larger than one million.
The name "Zimbabwe" stems from a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe, a medieval city in the country's south-east.Two different theories address the origin of the word. Many sources hold that "Zimbabwe" derives from dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as "houses of stones" (dzimba = plural of imba, "house"; mabwe = plural of ibwe, "stone").
Extreme points of Zimbabwe. High: Mount Nyangani 2,592 m (8,504 ft) Low: Confluence of Runde River and Save River 162 m (531 ft) Land boundaries: 3,066 km. Mozambique 1,231 km. Botswana 813 km. Zambia 797 km.
The Districts of Zimbabwe are divided into 1,970 municipal wards as of 2023. The wards based on the 2008 delimitation are found at List of wards of Zimbabwe (2008). This list follows the 2023 Delimitation Report finalized in February 2023. [1] Wards are stated by constituency, under each province. Detailed descriptions of the ward and ...
Manicaland Province (7 C, 15 P) Mashonaland Central Province (6 C, 6 P) Mashonaland East Province (7 C, 9 P) Mashonaland West Province (6 C, 5 P) Masvingo Province (6 C, 8 P) Matabeleland North Province (6 C, 6 P) Matabeleland South Province (7 C, 7 P) Midlands Province (7 C, 5 P)
t. e. The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces, which are divided into 64 districts and 1,970 wards. Districts of Zimbabwe.
junction of the Runde and Save rivers. 162 m (531 ft) Longest river. Zambezi River 2,650 km. Largest lake. Lake Kariba 7,770 km 2. Satellite image of Zimbabwe. Topography of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's cities, main towns, selected villages and archaeological sites, rivers and its highest point.