Chikomba District
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Chikomba District | |
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second-level administrative subdivision | |
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| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Mashonaland East |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,503 km2 (2,511 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 123,932 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
Chikomba is a district of Zimbabwe. It was previously part of Midlands Province, but was delimited to fall under Mashonaland East Province in the 1990s.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Chenjerai Hunzvi, politician and war veterans leader
- Solomon Mujuru,[3] army general and politician
- Tichaona Jokonya, politician
- Charles Mungoshi, writer
- Grace Mugabe (nee Marufu), politician and former First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Charles Utete, former Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet in the Zimbabwean government under Robert Mugabe.
- Mike Bimha, politician and former Cabinet Minister in the Zimbabwean government under Robert Mugabe.
- Antony Itayi Jongwe, academic, writer, religious, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
- James Chimombe, Musician
- Tadios Kudzedzereka, politician, former Member of Parliament for Chikomba Constituency
References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ 1994 Delimitation Commission. Zimbabwe Delimitation Commission. 2000. p. 105.
- ^ Tendi, Blessing-Miles (2020). The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe: Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108561600. ISBN 978-1-108-47289-0. S2CID 243675045.
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