Uzumba–Maramba–Pfungwe Explained

Uzumba–Maramba–Pfungwe District
Settlement Type:Second-level administrative subdivision
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Zimbabwe
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mashonaland East
Area Total Km2:2,673
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Total:124,226
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1

Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, also known as UMP, is a district of Mashonaland East Province in Zimbabwe. It consists of the northern part of the pre-1969 larger Murehwa (Mrehwa) District and includes the village of Uzumba.[1] The area is inhabited by the Budja Shona people. The staple food crop is maize, with secondary vegetable crops.[2]

UMP is divided into two legislative constituencies, Uzumba Constituency which consists of the Nakiwa, Uzumba, Muswe, Nyadiri, and Karimbika areas;[3] and Maramba-Pfungwe Constituency which consists of the Mutawatawa, Borera, Dindi, Kafura, Chitsungo and Mutawatawa areas.[4] The area is very rural and undeveloped, mostly "peasant farmers who depend on subsistence farming", with a high poverty level.[5]

Culture

The Mbende Jerusarema dance of the Zezuru Shona people of Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe and Murewa is considered by UNESCO as an important part of the intangible culture of Zimbabwe.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davies, D. Hywel . Wheeler, R. G.. amp . Zimbabwe Administrative Areas (as used for the basis of the Enumeration Areas for the Population Census of 1982). Central Statistical Office, the Department of the Surveyor-General, Zimbabwe. https://web.archive.org/web/20070318091918/http://eusoils.jrc.it/esdb_archive/EuDASM/africa/images/maps/download/afr_zw2009_to.jpg. 18 March 2007. dead.
  2. Marambanyika, Thomas . Mutekwa, Timothy . Mutsiwegota, Cuthbert . Matsa, Mark . amp . 2010. Contribution of Vegetable Farming to Househols Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe Communal Lands of Zimbabwe. Social Sciences. Zimbabwe. 6. 88 - 98, page 89. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419165336/http://www.msu.ac.zw/portal100/notices/Research%20Seminar%20Series.pdf. 19 April 2014. live.
  3. Web site: 2011. Uzumba Constituency Profile. Parliament of Zimbabwe. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416053202/http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/attachments/article/131/Uzumba.pdf. 16 April 2014. live.
  4. Web site: 2011. Maramba Pfungwe Constituency Profile. Parliament of Zimbabwe. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416053011/http://www.parlzim.gov.zw/attachments/article/130/Maramba-Pfungwe.pdf. 16 April 2014. live.
  5. News: Tafirenyika, Mugove. UMP: The forgotten hamlet. 6 October 2013. The Daily News. Harare, Zimbabwe. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416054137/http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2013/10/06/ump-the-forgotten-hamlet. 16 April 2014. live.
  6. Web site: Jerusarema Dance: Intangible heritage: UNESCO Multimedia Archives. UNESCO. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419163123/http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/index.php?s=films_details&pg=33&id=645. 19 April 2014. live.

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