Midlands Province
Midlands
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.svg) Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Capital | Gweru |
| Government | |
| • Minister of State for Midlands | Owen Ncube[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 49,166 km2 (18,983 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 1,811,905 |
| • Density | 36.853/km2 (95.448/sq mi) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.590[2] medium · 3rd of 10 |
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 square kilometres (18,983 mi2) and a population of 1,811,905 (2022). It is home to various peoples. Located at a central point in the country, it contains speakers of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho, Vendaand Chewa, as well as of various other languages. Gweru, the third-largest city in Zimbabwe, is the capital of the province.
Midlands Province contains Kwekwe, a city of considerable mining and manufacturing industries, in which also the Sable Chemicals Trust maintains a presence.
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Census | Population[3] |
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| 2002 | 1,463,993 |
| 2012 | 1,614,941 |
| 2022 | 1,811,905 |
Geography
[edit | edit source]Generally hilly and temperate, similar to the Highveldt of South Africa.
Districts
[edit | edit source]Midlands Provinces is divided into eight districts:
Local government
[edit | edit source]The Provincial Administrator oversees all eight districts in the province, each district having its own district administrator. District Administrators work with local authorities in their respective districts, with the local authorities having their own Chairmen (mayors for municipalities). These urban councils were established in accordance with the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15[4] while rural district councils were created in terms of the Zimbabwe Rural District Councils Act, Chapter 29.13[5]
Of the eight districts, Gokwe South, Gweru, Kwekwe, Shurugwi and Zvishavane have two local government administrative authorities; the Urban District Council (town council or municipality) and the Rural District Council. Chirumhanzu, Gokwe North and Mberengwa districts have no urban councils.
Mberengwa's main economic activities are mostly concentrated at Mataga growth point.
Rural councils
[edit | edit source]The 8 rural district councils in all 8 subdivisions;
- Gokwe North RDC in Gokwe North
- Gokwe South RDC in Gokwe South
- Mberengwa RDC in Mberengwa
- Runde RDC in Zvishavane
- Tongogara RDC in Shurungwi
- Takawira RDC in Chirumhanzu
- Vungu RDC in Gweru
- Zibagwe RDC in Kwekwe
Urban councils
[edit | edit source]- City Councils in the province are Gweru and Kwekwe municipalities.
- Town Councils are Shurugwi, Zvishavane and Gokwe, Redcliff.
Education
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Ministries of Local Government International |Chapter 29:15 Urban Councils Act|Zimbabwe Urban_Councils Act Archived 16 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine mlgi.org.za|Retrieved 1 March 2016
- ^ Ministries of Local Government International Rural District Councils Act. Archived 8 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine MLGI|Resources|Retrieved 1 March 2016
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