West Nicholson

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According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 1,633. The town hosted a large beef factory, that turned the local cattle into corned beef and biltong, but this is now closed. Once a major gold mining area, the country around West Nicholson is riddled with small workings many still in operation with great potential to grow into larger minesFact|date=September 2008. Also, there is a supermarket, a butcher and a large primary school.

The Mzingwane River runs through the town and a railway run past it, carrying passengers and cargo. There is a turn-off that leads to a secondary school 12 km further on, the J.Z. Moyo Secondary School for Education with Production.

Education

JZ Moyo High School (Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo High School), is a government high school, for both girls and boys, that was established in 1982. It is located in the former Majoda Farm, approximately 12km north of West Nicholson on the road to Filabusi and Mavako. JZ Moyo High is part of the ZIMFEP group of schools.