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In 2012, Umzingwane District had 48 percent of the economically active population employed in agriculture (primarily farming and livestock production), 17 percent employed in services occupations, 17 percent employed in mining and construction and 2 percent employed in educational institutions.
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Bezha, a village, birthplace of Professor Thomas Dube, academic and lawyer who served as senior legal and political affairs advisor for 19 years at United Nations Security Council.
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A township of some 200,000 acres was founded in 1894 as Essexvale, by Frederick C. Selous In 1896 the buildings at Essexvale were burned down by Inxnozan (Inxnogan), during the
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The terrain in Umzingwane District is varied from the granite inselbergs and koppies (kojies) of the Motobo Hills to flat alluvial plains along the lower drainages.
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invaded and settled in the Esigodini area which was at the time inhabited by the Rozi and Moyo
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Umzingwane District has government headquarters located in the village of
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Nsezi, a village.Home of late President Canaan Banana and his burial place
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The district lies almost entirely in the watershed of the
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Administrative district in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
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Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership. 267:is a district in the northern part of 565: 563: 236: 220:2,797 km (1,080 sq mi) 215: 198: 7: 887:Selous, Frederick Courteney (1896). 532:Esiphezini Communal Land tribal area 44:adding citations to reliable sources 949:from the original on 29 March 2017. 865:Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous 851:from the original on 15 July 2011. 845:"Rhodesian Place Names: Essexvale" 714:from the original on 6 March 2016. 678:from the original on 29 July 2018. 14: 746:Groundwater and Human Development 510:Upper and Lower Ncema reservoirs 145: 20: 636:Dictionary of African Biography 363:In the early 19th century, the 31:needs additional citations for 921:. Zimbabwe Tourism Authority. 1: 862:Millais, John Guille (1918). 426:, first president of Zimbabwe 919:Zimbabwe: A World of Wonders 826:10.1080/21681392.2013.775623 630:Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; 228:1,176 m (3,858 ft) 518:Administration and politics 513:Esigodini District Hospital 275:. 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Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South
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Matabeleland South
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Matabeleland South
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Umguza District
Matabeleland North
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