Masvingo District
Masvingo District encampases metropolitan Masvingo, in Masvingo Province in southern Zimbabwe. The district boasts of the Great Zimbabwe National Monument among its list of tourist attractions. Lake Kyle is also nearby. The people in the district are mostly rural, communal farmers. Mushandike Co-op. is found in the district, in which the villagers use the water from Tokwe River to irrigate their patches of land. Ngomahuru Hospital which is the second largest Psychiatric hospital in the country (after Ingutsheni) is also located.
Masvingo | |
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 Great Zimbabwe ruins, found in the district close to the city of Masvingo | |
 Districts of Masvingo Province | |
 Masvingo constituency seats for the 2008 elections, showing the division of MAsvingo (District) | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Masvingo |
| District | Masvingo |
| Established | late 19th Century |
| Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 299,101 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
Government & Politics
General Elections 2008
The district has been divided into fives sectors for the general elections of 2008. Candidates from both the MDC and ZANU-PF and independents will compete for the five constituency seats available and winners will go on to represent the district in Zimbabwe's new House of Assembly
Magogo Andrew (Independent), Mhere Edward (Zanu-PF), Chitando Jefferson (MDC Tsvangirai), Mukwazhe Munodei (ZDP), Mutume Mike (UPP) are vying for the Masvingo central seat, while in the north seat there is Mudenge Stan (Zanu-PF), Chidhodha Alois Makamure (UPP), Mutemere Wilstss (MDC Tsvangirai), Gobo Simbarashe (Independent) and to the south there is Chinoda Willington (Independent), Mzembi Walter (Zanu-PF), nad Matongo Lovemore (MDC Tsvangirai). In Masvingo urban, there is Mudzume Joburg (MDC Mutambara), Joosbie Omar (Zanu-PF), Tavarera Tinashe (UPP), Matutu Tongai (MDC Tsvangirai) and to there west there is Mbudzi Kudzai (Independent), Shava Jephias (UPP), Mbetu Jabulani (Zanu-PF), and Mharadza Tachiona (MDC Tsvangirai)[2]
References
- Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. "2012 Census Provincial Report: Masvingo". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- Candidate List "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)(accessed 18 February 2008)