Midlands Province

Midlands
Province
Midlands, Province of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Capital	Gweru
Area
• Total	49,166 km² (18,983 sq mi)
Population (2012 census)
• Total	1,614,941
• Density	33/km² (85/sq mi)

Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 square kilometres (18,983 sq mi) and a population of 1,614,941 (2012). Gweru is the capital of the province. It is home to various peoples. As a central point in Zimbabwe it has a blend of Shona, Ndebele, Tswana, Suthu, Chewa among various other languages spoken in Zimbabwe.

It has the third largest city in Zimbabwe and that is Gweru, followed by Kwekwe, which is considerably the town with the richest industries in both mining and manufacturing with gold mines all-over and the Sable Chemicals Trust also maintaining a presence.

Districts

Midlands Provinces is divided into 8 districts:

Districts of Midlands

Local Government

The Provincial Administrator oversees all the 8 districts in the province, each district having its own district administrator. District Administrators work with local authories in their respective districts. Local authories have their own Chairmen (mayors for municipalities). These urban councils were established in accordance with the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15^[1] while rural district councils were created in terms of the Zimbabwe Rural District Councils Act, Chapter 29.13^[2]

Of the 8 districts Gokwe South, Gweru, Gweru, Shurugwi and Zvishavane have two local government administrative authorities; the Urban District Council (town council or municipality) and the Rural District Council. Chirumhanzu, Gokwe North and Mberengwa districts have no urban councils.

Rural councils

The 8 rural district councils in all 8 subdivisions;

Urban councils

City Councils in the province are Gweru and Kwekwe municipalities.
Town Councils are Shurugwi, Zvishavane and Gokwe.

References

↑ Ministries of Local Government International |Chapter 29:15 Urban Councils Act|Zimbabwe Urban_Councils Act mlgi.org.za|Retrieved 1 March 2016
↑ Ministries of Local Government International Rural District Councils Act. MLGI|Resources|Retrieved 1 March 2016

Subdivisions of Zimbabwe

Provinces	Bulawayo Harare Province Manicaland Mashonaland Central Mashonaland East Mashonaland West Masvingo Matabeleland North Matabeleland South Midlands

Districts	Beitbridge Bikita Bindura Binga Bubi Buhera Bulawayo Bulilimamangwe Chegutu Chikomba Chimanimani Chipinge Chiredzi Chirumhanzu Chivi Gokwe North Gokwe South Goromonzi Guruve Gutu Gwanda Gweru Harare Hurungwe Hwange Hwedza Insiza Kadoma Kariba Kwekwe Lupane Makonde Makoni Marondera Masvingo Matobo Mazowe Mberengwa Mount Darwin Mudzi Mukumbura Murehwa Mutare Mutasa Mutoko Muzarabani Mwenezi Nkayi Nyanga Rushinga Seke Shamva Shurugwi Tsholotsho Umguza Umzingwane Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe Wedza Zaka Zvimba Zvishavane

Wards	Wards of Zimbabwe

Largest cities	Harare Bulawayo Chitungwiza Mutare Gweru Kwekwe Kadoma Masvingo Chinhoyi Marondera

Coordinates: 19°00′S 30°00′E / 19.000°S 30.000°E / -19.000; 30.000

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