Mutare District
Mutare Districtis a district inManicaland Provinceof easternZimbabwe.The district headquarters is the city ofMutare.
Geography[edit]
The district has a rural area of 5,523 km², and an urban area of 191 km². It is bounded on the east byMozambique,on the northeast byMutasa District,on the northwest byMakoni District,on the southwest byBuhera District,and on the southeast byChimanimani District.
The city ofMutareis located in the northeastern corner of the district, near the border with Mozambique. Mutare is the largest city in the district, and the fourth-largest city in Zimbabwe. Other towns includeChiadzwaandOdzi.
TheEastern Highlandsextend north and south through the eastern portion of the district, along the border with Mozambique. TheBvumba Mountainsform a part of the highlands, and rise southeast of Mutare city. The highest peak is Castle Beacon at 1,911 metres. TheBunga Forest Botanical Reserveconserves the mountains' high-elevation mist forest.Banti Forest Reserve(22.2 km²) is located south of the Bvumba Range, in the mountains along the Mozambican border.
Most of the district lies in the basin of theSave River,which also forms its southwestern boundary. TheOdzi River,a tributary of the Save, drains the center of the district, flowing southwards to join the Save at the district's southernmost point. TheBurma Valley,an area along the southeastern border with Mozambique on the eastern slope of the Bvumba mountains, drains eastwards into theRevué River,a tributary of theBuzi River.[1]
People[edit]
The 2022 census recorded a population of 306,760 in the rural portion of the district. Mutare urban had a population of 224,802.[2]
Administration[edit]
The rural portion of the district is divided into 36 administrative wards.[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.
The district is divided into sixAssemblyparliamentary constituencies.Dangamvura,ChikangaMutare Central,Mutare North,Mutare South,andMutare Westconstituencies are entirely within the district, and a portion of Mutare municipality is inMutasa Southconstituency. The district is divided between twoSenateconstituencies; Mutare constituency includes Dangamvura-Chikanga, Mutare Central, and Mutare North, while Mutare West and Mutare South are in Chimanimani constituency.[5]
Transport[edit]
The main east-west road fromHarareto the Mozambican port ofBeira(R5,or A3 in the older numbering system) runs through Mutare district, crossing the international border just east of Mutare city.
TheBeira–Bulawayo railwayalso passes through Mutare, which has a railway station.
Airports in the district includeMutare Airport,located close to the city, andGrand Reef Airport,located 20 km west of Mutare Airport.
References[edit]
- ^Sande, Shadreck & Zimba, Moses & P., Chinwada & Masendu, Hieronymo & Mazando, Sungai & Makuwaza, Aramu. (2015). The emergence of insecticide resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus (Diptera: Culicidae) from sentinel sites in Mutare and Mutasa Districts, Zimbabwe. Malaria Journal. 14. 10.1186/s12936-015-0993-8.
- ^Citypopulation.dePopulation of provinces and districts in Zimbabwe
- ^"Census 2020 Provincial Report, Manicaland". Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, Population Census Office. Accessed 11 April 2020.[1]
- ^"About Us". Mutare City Council. Accessed 11 April 2020
- ^"Electoral Boundaries – Maps". Zimbabwe Electoral Commission. Accessed 17 April 2020.