Mangwe District

Mangwe District is a district of the Province Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe.[1][2] It is divided into 17 wards. Some of the wards are Ngwizi, Mphoengs, Sanzukwi, Sangulube, Maninji, Madabe, Mbakwe, Empandeni, Mayobodo, Mambale, Makorokoro, Tshitshi, and Marula.[3] Some villages found in this district are Bulu, Kweneng, Togotsweu.[4] Mangwe used to be a part of bigger district which was known as Bulilimamangwe. Bulilimamangwe was then divided into 3 districts now known as Mangwe, Bulilima and Plumtree.

Mangwe District
Second-level administrative subdivision
A map of the districts of Matabeleland South
CountryZimbabwe
ProvinceMatabeleland South
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CAT)

Demographics

Mangwe has a total population of 65,629 people.

Education

In Mangwe District there are about 45 primary schools and 15 secondary schools. The top 10 Primary schools found in the district listed according to their 2020 Grade 7 Performance are:[5]

Rank School Passrate
1 Alan Redfern 80.56 %
2 Bulu 75.00 %
3 Dingumuzi 73.82 %
4 Marula 68.89 %
5 Tjingababili 65.79 %
6 Matshamhlophe 65.38 %
7 Mambale 64.15 %
8 Izimnyama 59.09 %
9 Dukwe 58.82 %
10 Madabe 56.76 %

Health

Mangwe has 13 health facilities: three hospitals and ten clinics. Of the 13 health facilities, four are mission owned whilst the rest belong to the government.

Business Centres

There are 15 business centres in Mangwe,

References
  1. "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "Census 2012" (PDF). UNSD. UNSD. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. "A CONSTITUENCY PROFILE OF MANGWE" (PDF). Zimbabwe Election Support Network. Retrieved 13 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Togotsweu Mine in Mangwe district". #Asakhe - CITE. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Online, Revision (5 February 2021). "Zimbabwe Grade 7 passrates 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 18 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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