Midlands Province

Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 square kilometres (18,983 sq mi) and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). Gweru is the capital of the province. It is home to various peoples. As a central point in Zimbabwe it has a blend of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Sotho, Chewa among various other languages spoken in Zimbabwe.

Midlands
Province
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
CapitalGweru
Government
 • Minister of State for MidlandsOwen Ncube[1]
Area
 • Total49,166 km2 (18,983 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 census)
 • Total1,614,941
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.561[2]
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It has the third largest city in Zimbabwe and that is Gweru, followed by Kwekwe, which is considerably the town with the richest industries in both mining and manufacturing with gold mines all-over and the Sable Chemicals Trust also maintaining a presence.

Districts of Midlands
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Geography

Districts

Midlands Provinces is divided into 8 districts:

Local Government

The Provincial Administrator oversees all the 8 districts in the province, each district having its own district administrator. District Administrators work with local authorities in their respective districts. Local authories have their own Chairmen (mayors for municipalities). These urban councils were established in accordance with the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15[3] while rural district councils were created in terms of the Zimbabwe Rural District Councils Act, Chapter 29.13[4]

Of the 8 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

The 8 rural district councils in all 8 subdivisions;

Urban councils

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Education
Main article: List of secondary schools in Midlands Province
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See also

References
  1. "Mnangagwa Appoints Coup Plotters to Key Ministries in Recycled Mugabe Cabinet". Voice of America. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. Ministries of Local Government International |Chapter 29:15 Urban Councils Act|Zimbabwe Urban_Councils Act mlgi.org.za|Retrieved 1 March 2016
  4. 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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