Manicaland Province

Map of Zimbabwe with the province highlighted

Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 36,459 km² (14,077 sq mi) and a population of approximately 1.6 million (2002). Mutare is the capital of the province. ^{[1] [2]}

Background

Manicaland Province division for the 2008 elections

The name derives from the fact that the area has been occupied in recent history by the Manyika people. The Manyika are a Shona sub-tribal grouping with their own language variant, the Manyika language.

Manicaland districts

Districts of Manicaland

The province is subdivided into seven districts, Buhera, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Makoni, Mutare in the center, including the city Mutare, Mutasa and Nyanga in the northeast of the province.

The People

The people of Manicaland speaks Shona, but different districts have own sub-dialects. For example Mutasa district uses the Manyika sub-dialect. In Makoni District, the people use the Maungwe dialect, Chipinge, the Ndau and Mutare, the Bocha and Jindwi dialects. The majority of people practise their own traditional way of worshiping, but also practice Christianity with the majority falling under the Methodist Church, the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Some fall under the Apostolic Churches. A higher proportion of the Apostolic followers in Mutare and Buhera district and polygamy is quite prevalent among church members.

Schools in Manicaland

In general, in Manicaland, there is a school within a 5 km radius. The number of both primary and secondary schools scattered across the province. Distribution of schools by district is shown in the table below.

District	Primary	Secondary
Buhera	140	55
Chimanimani	68	24
Chipinge	125	40
Makoni	170	60
Mutare	172	67
Mutasa	72	27
Nyanga	75	25
Total	822	298

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Places of Interest

• Troutbeck, Manicaland
• Nyanga
• Vumba
• Chimanimani
• Hot Springs, Manicaland

See also

• Provinces of Zimbabwe

References

1. ^ Central Statistical Office, Zimbabwe, Census 2002, Unpublished Data.
2. ^ Zimbabwe Population data
3. ^ [Manicaland Regional Education Office, 2004.

• Manicaland Province at GEOnet Names Server

External links

Zimbabwe portal

• Energy Sector Background for Manicaland Province
• Manicaland Publicity Association
• The Catholic Church In Manicaland 1896-1996

Coordinates: 19°00′S 32°30′E / 19°S 32.5°E / -19; 32.5