Mutoko
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Mutoko is a small town in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. It was established as an administrative station in 1911. It lies 160km from Harare. It is named after the local Chief Mutoko.
This town is capital of the Mutoko District which is inhabited by the Budya people. The Budya people are said to have settled in Mutoko from then Mingare in Mozambique.
The Vabudya people are known for being amongst the best tomatoes and mango farmers in Zimbabwe.
Mutoko area is also known for being a very mountainous region of Zimbabwe and as such is an important source granite stone.
It is also home to Nehoreka, a spitual leader of the Budya people. Nehoreka's totem is shumba(lion).
During the leprosy outbreak, Mutoko establised one of the few treatment centres in the country.
References
1 A Dictionary of African Mythology (Oxford University Press) by Harold Sheub; 2000
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