Chiredzi District

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Chiredzi District
District
A baobab tree in Gonarezhou national park, which is found in the district.
Masvingo constituency seats for the 2008, showing the division of Chiredzi (District)
Coordinates: 18°55′S 29°49′E / 18.917°S 29.817°E / -18.917; 29.817Coordinates: 18°55′S 29°49′E / 18.917°S 29.817°E / -18.917; 29.817
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Masvingo
District	Chiredzi
Established	late 19th century
Population (2002)
• Total	233 000
	estimated (UN)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+1)

This article is about the district. For the town, see Chiredzi

Chiredzi District is found in south-east Zimbabwe in Masvingo Province. The district is the major center of sugar production in the country. Hippo Valley Hospital, found in the district, is one of a numbers of center for HIV/AIDS treatment in the province.^[1]

The district is famous for hosting Hippo Valley Estate and the nearby Mkwasine Estate both of which specialize in sugar cane and citrus fruit production.

Geography

A large chunk of the district is found in region V, although there are some parts that lie in region IV. In the Zimbabwean sense, areas in region five a characterized by aridity and uncertain rainfall patterns. Many parts of the district was unfit for agriculture, hence in 1972 they well left out to form Gonarezhou national park. In terms of surface area, Chiredzi is one of the largest districts in the country with over 95% of its area taken up by Gonarenzou and other conservancies like Malilangwe. With the arid climate, most people grow sorghum, one of the crops which is drought tolerant and requires minimal rains to grow to maturity. The red soils found in the district are also suitable for sugarcane, and prior to the land invasions of 2000, the district was a center for sugar production for the whole country.^[2]

Population

The district is sparsely populated. The Shanganes for a majority, with everybody in the district speaking Shangane, a dialect that is related to both Zulu and Ndebele.

Government and politics

General elections 2008

Like Gutu, Chiredzi district has been divided into four sectors for the general elections of 2008. Candidates from both the MDC-T and the MDC-M, and from ZANU-PF and independents will compete for the four constituency seats available and the winners will go on to represent the district in Zimbabwe's new House of Assembly.

For the Chiredzi East east, Mafamu Dennis (PAFA), Sithole Abraham (Zanu-PF), Chingombe Samson (MDC Mtambara), Chiromo Walter (MDC Tsvangirai) are registered to contest the seat, while Tafamba Olivia (PAFA), Ndava Ronald (Zanu-PF), and Mutambu John (MDC Tsvangirai) will contest Chiredzi north. Baloyi Alois (Zanu-PF), Zanamwe Nehemiah (MDC), Chirove Joseph (MDC Tsvangirai) are vying for Chiredzi south while Musareva Ernest (PAFA), Samson Aliginia (Zanu-PF), Mungwadzi Godfrey (Independent), Mashiri Robson (MDC Mutambara), and nickrd) will fight it out for Cheridzi west.^[3]

References

↑ AIDS treatment centers (accessed 18 February 2008)
↑ Sugar estates wasteland 9Accessed 3 March 2008)
↑ List of candidates

v t e Masvingo Province

Business Centres	Maranda Mwenezi Neshuro Rutenga Mupandawana Jerera Chivi Zaka Ndanga Mashava Madamombe Ngundu Musume Malipati Gurajena Gwengwerere

Towns & Cities	Gutu Chiredzi Triangle Masvingo

Districts	Chivi Bikita Zaka Gutu Chiredzi Mwenezi Masvingo

Noteworthy Places	Hippo Valley Great Zimbabwe Triangle Gonarezhou Mutirikwe Manyuchi

v t e Subdivisions of Zimbabwe

Provinces	Bulawayo Harare Province Manicaland Mashonaland Central Mashonaland East Mashonaland West Masvingo Matabeleland North Matabeleland South Midlands

Districts	Beitbridge Bikita Bindura Binga Bubi Buhera Bulawayo Bulilimamangwe Chegutu Chikomba Chimanimani Chipinge Chiredzi Chirumhanzu Chivi Gokwe North Gokwe South Goromonzi Guruve Gutu Gwanda Gweru Harare Hurungwe Hwange Hwedza Insiza Kadoma Kariba Kwekwe Lupane Makonde Makoni Marondera Masvingo Matobo Mazowe Mberengwa Mount Darwin Mudzi Mukumbura Murehwa Mutare Mutasa Mutoko Muzarabani Mwenezi Nkayi Nyanga Rushinga Seke Shamva Shurugwi Tsholotsho Umguza Umzingwane Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe Wedza Zaka Zvimba Zvishavane

Wards	Wards of Zimbabwe

Largest cities	Harare Bulawayo Chitungwiza Mutare Gweru Kwekwe Kadoma Masvingo Chinhoyi Marondera

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