Gungwe
Village in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe
Gungwe Gongwe | |
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Motto(s): Pula Aine (a Babirwa motto meaning rain must fall)[citation needed] | |
21°27′28″S 28°53′12″E / 21.457894°S 28.886677°E / -21.457894; 28.886677 | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Matabeleland South |
District | Gwanda District |
Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Gungwe(Gongwe) is a village in Gwanda District of Matabeleland South province in southern Zimbabwe.
There is a secondary and primary school,[1] dam,[2] dip-tank, a council hall, clinic, churches and several shops.
The founding Vice-Chancellor of National University of Science and Technology Prof. Phineas Makhurane was born in Gungwe and built his homestead there.[3] The homestead of Chief Mathe is at the village.[1]
The place takes its name from the hill close to the dam. The Bhungapunga river passes through the ward to empty is water in the Thuli river east of the location.
References
- ^ a b "Matabeleland South Primary Schools" (PDF). Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Dube-Moyo, Yoliswa (1 August 2022). "Gungwe community calls for rehabilitation of Gungwe Dam". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ Makwati, Luyanduhlobo (9 December 2018). "Makhurane buried in Gwanda". The Standard (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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Capital: Gwanda
- Blanket Mine
- Buvuma
- Colleen Bawn
- Fumukwe
- Gungwe
- Gwanda
- Gwaranyemba
- Hwali
- Kafusi
- Lushongwe
- Manama
- Matshetshe
- Mtshabezi Mission
- Mtshazo
- Mzimuni
- Nkwidze
- Ntalale
- Vubachikwe
- West Nicholson
- Sengezane
- Shake
- Silonga
- Simbumbumbu
- Sizeze
- Tuli
- Towla
- Buvuma Dam
- Doddieburn Dam
- Glassblock Dam
- Oakley Block Dam
- Ripple Creek Dam
- Sukwi Dam
- Thuli-Makwe Dam
- Thuli-Manyange Dam
- Thuli-Moswa Dam
- Mount Casulet
- Nshanga Mountain
- A6 road
- Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway
- Gwanda State University
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Polytechnic
- Gwanda High School
- JZ Moyo High School
- Njube Sundowns F.C.
- Phelandaba Stadium
- Ramblers F.C.
- Dauti Mabusa
- Phineas Makhurane
- Eliah Masiyane
- Austin Moyo
- Albert Nyathi
- Lerato Ndlovu
- Zenzo Ntuliki
- Arote Vellah-Ncube
- Gwanda North
- Gwanda Central
- Gwanda South
- Gwanda senatorial constituency
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