Zaka District

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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Zimbabwe
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subdivision_name1 = Masvingo
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name2 = Zaka

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Zaka is a district in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe and is located 86 km southeast from Masvingo in the Ndanga communal land. The village was established in 1923 and lies in a very low-lying area hence the Shona derived name "kwo-ka-zaka" which means "to where it is going down".

Background

Zaka district is a typical smallholder farming area, with poor soils and fickle rainfall. Farmers grow mainly sorghum and cowpea, which tolerate drought better than most crops.

Health care

There is a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the district. An estimated 43 percent of the population has the disease. [ HIV/AIDS [http://devb.wrenhill.com/thenews/fromthefield/241510/114312671071.htm] ]

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