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Midlands Province

Coordinates: 19°00′S 30°00′E / 19.000°S 30.000°E / -19.000; 30.000
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Midlands
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
CapitalGweru
Government
 • Minister of State for MidlandsOwen Ncube[1]
Area
 • Total49,166 km2 (18,983 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,811,905
 • Density37/km2 (95/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 sq mi) 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 and 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

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Census Population[3]
2002 1,463,993
2012 1,614,941
2022 1,811,905
Districts of Midlands
Fossil Stromatolites, around 2650 million years old. Mberengwa, Midlands

Geography

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Generally hilly and temperate.similair to the Highveldt of south africe

Districts

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Midlands Provinces is divided into eight districts:

Local government

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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

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The 8 rural district councils in all 8 subdivisions;

Urban councils

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Education

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mnangagwa Appoints Coup Plotters to Key Ministries in Recycled Mugabe Cabinet". Voice of America. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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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