Mangwe District | |
Settlement Type: | Second-level administrative subdivision |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Zimbabwe |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Matabeleland South |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | CAT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
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.
According to the Zimbabwe Census of 2022, Mangwe District has a total population of 65,562 people.[5] The population distribution amongst the 17 wards found in Mangwe District is shown below:
Ward 1 | 1800 | 2082 | 3882 | |
Ward 2 | 1844 | 2113 | 3957 | |
Ward 3 | 2167 | 2547 | 4714 | |
Ward 4 | 2459 | 2809 | 5268 | |
Ward 5 | 1827 | 1935 | 3762 | |
Ward 6 | 2558 | 3002 | 5560 | |
Ward 7 | 1402 | 1671 | 3073 | |
Ward 8 | 1111 | 1145 | 2256 | |
Ward 9 | 1004 | 1238 | 2242 | |
Ward 10 | 2108 | 2404 | 4512 | |
Ward 11 | 1583 | 1139 | 2722 | |
Ward 12 | 1274 | 1322 | 2596 | |
Ward 13 | 1602 | 1753 | 3355 | |
Ward 14 | 1004 | 1086 | 2090 | |
Ward 15 | 2761 | 2937 | 5698 | |
Ward 16 | 2610 | 3108 | 5718 | |
Ward 17 | 1953 | 2294 | 4157 | |
Total Population | 31 067 | 34 495 | 65 562 |
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:[6]
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 % |
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.
There are 15 business centres in Mangwe,