Gwanda

Gwanda

, a Zimbabwe premiere league football team.The town has a provincial hospital(Gwanda Provincial Hospital) which serves as a referral centre for nearby mission and district hospitals.Services provided include emergency/casualty,paediatrics,maternity, eye hospital, expanded programme of immunisation,minor orthopedics/ surgery and a school of nursing.

The town is the chief centre for southwestern Zimbabwe's cattle district and also trades in agricultural produce. There are gold, asbestos, and chrome mines around Gwanda.

The name also refers to the rural district around the town. Towns and districts surrounding Gwanda include Mbalabala, West Nicholson, Filabusi, Esigodini and Matobo.


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