Chikomba District Explained
| Chikomba District |
| Settlement Type: | second-level administrative subdivision |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Zimbabwe |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mashonaland East |
| Area Total Km2: | 6,503 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 123,932 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
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
- 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
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Notes and References
- Web site: Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map . 2024-02-17 . www.citypopulation.de.
- Book: 1994 Delimitation Commission. Zimbabwe Delimitation Commission. 2000. 105. en.
- Book: Tendi, Blessing-Miles. The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe: Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker. 2020. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-108-47289-0. Cambridge. 10.1017/9781108561600. 243675045.
