Mutuke, Zambia Explained

Official Name:Mutuke, Zambia
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Zambia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Zambia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Zambia
Subdivision Name1:Northern Province
Subdivision Type2:Districts of Zambia
Subdivision Name2:Mungwi District
Subdivision Type3:Village
Subdivision Name3:Mutuke
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-9.7833°N 31.55°W

Mutuke is a hamlet and river in the Mungwi District of Northern Province, Zambia.[1] [2]

Background and history

Mutuke Hamlet is situated west of the Mutuke, a stone throw from the river bank. It has one large homestead and an arable plot to its west. As ancient immigrants left trails of sojourning evidence, it is thought this place in Zambia was named after one of the Bantu immigrant clans many centuries ago as they drifted further south in search for better agricultural land.

Currently, this place is remotely inhabited by one large homestead dwellers. The rest of the land is flora and small fauna.[3]

Operations

The only significance of Mutuke as a geographical place name is the possible link it has with Mutuke Village of Nigeria. Today Mutuke is not a common name in the Sub-Equatorial Africa but the Mutuke Clan in Zimbabwe could only assume Mutuke of Zambia is primary evidence supporting their oral history as having their origins in and around what is Nigeria today.The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe[4]

Mutuke River

Mutuke is a body of running water and a tributary of the Chambeshi River.

See also

Mutuke Maternity Clinic

Notes and References

  1. Geographic Names Full Name: Mutuke Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. Geographical Names Zambia Retrieved 22 April 2022
  3. OSM Map Retrieved 22 April 2022
  4. Forebears Surname Retrieved 22 April 2022