Umzingwane District

Umzingwane District
Essexvale District
Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South
Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South
Coordinates: 20°20′49″S 28°56′59″E / 20.34694°S 28.94972°E / -20.34694; 28.94972
CountryZimbabwe
ProvinceMatabeleland South
Area
 • Total2,797 km2 (1,080 sq mi)
Elevation1,176 m (3,858 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total71,860
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Umzingwane is a district in the northern part of Matabeleland South province in Zimbabwe. It was formerly known as Esigodini and before 1982 as Essexvale.[4]

Its governing seat is located in the village of Umzingwane.

  1. ^ "About". Umzingwane Rural District Council. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Umzingwane District". GeoView.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis Jr., eds. (2012). "Banana, Canaan Sodindo". Dictionary of African Biography. Vol. 1. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.