Gungwe Explained

Gungwe
Other Name:Gongwe
Settlement Type:village
Motto:Pula Aine
(a Babirwa motto meaning rain must fall)
Pushpin Map:Zimbabwe
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Zimbabwe
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Matabeleland South
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gwanda District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-21.4579°N 28.8867°W

Gungwe(Gongwe) is a village in Gwanda District of Matabeleland South province in southern Zimbabwe.

There is a secondary and primary school,[1] dam,[2] dip-tank, a council hall, clinic, churches and several shops.

The founding Vice-Chancellor of National University of Science and Technology Prof. Phineas Makhurane was born in Gungwe and built his homestead there.[3] The homestead of Chief Mathe is at the village.[1]

The place takes its name from the hill close to the dam. The Bhungapunga river passes through the ward to empty is water in the Thuli river east of the location.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matabeleland South Primary Schools . . 5 February 2024.
  2. News: Dube-Moyo . Yoliswa . Gungwe community calls for rehabilitation of Gungwe Dam . 5 February 2024 . . 1 August 2022.
  3. News: Makwati . Luyanduhlobo . Makhurane buried in Gwanda . 5 February 2024 . . 9 December 2018.