Zvishavane

Coordinates: 20°20′S 30°02′E / 20.333°S 30.033°E / -20.333; 30.033
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This article is about the town. For the district, see Zvishavane District.

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Zvishavane, formerly known as Shabani,

Beit Bridge which then link up with Harare and Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and to Maputo in Mozambique, and Pretoria in South Africa. It has a private airport serving the city.[3]

Name

Zvishavane was formerly called Shabanie (used by the mine) or Shabani (used for the town).[4] The name is derived from the Shona adjective for reddish, referring to the hills around the town.[5]

History

The town developed as a residential centre for Shabani Mine, which started operations in 1916 to supply

Murowa are also mined in the area.[3]

The surrounding area is dominated by cattle ranching, while peasant agriculture is practiced in the nearby communal lands of Mberengwa and Buchwa.[3]

The administration of Zvishavane has developed over the years to keep pace with its growth. A Village Management Board was set up in 1921 and replaced with a Town Management Board in 1930. It was granted municipal status in 1968.[3]

Population

The population of Zvishavane has grown substantially in recent decades due to a boom in mining activity. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 26,758.[3] By 1992, this had risen to 32,984.[6] The population grew further to 35,128 in 2002[7] and was 45,325 in 2012.[8]

Major Companies

Transports

The village has a railway station on the Limpopo railway that connects it to Rutenga and Somabhula.[9]

Top Football Teams

Zvishavane is the home to 2 major football clubs which are:

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Tafadzwa Kuhwaura, Mechanical Engineer and Milwright (https://tk-engineering-mechanical-engineer.business.site/#details)

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Zimbabwe
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  4. ^ "Zvishavane town profile". Sunday News. Zimbabwe. 22 November 2015.
  5. ^ Ndlovu, Sambulo (2021). "Colonialism of power and resistance in some interracial toponomastic transphonologies in Zimbabwe". Marang: Journal of Language and Literature. 34: 27–46.
  6. ISBN 978-1-85743-183-4
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  7. ^ "Zimbabwe - Population Census 2002". Central Statistical Office (CSO) – Government of Zimbabwe. p. 22. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Census 2012 – Preliminary Report" (PDF). Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. p. 97. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  9. ^ Network System: System Map. National Railways Of Zimbabwe. 2017.
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