Zhombe
Jombe | |
|---|---|
  Zhombe Location in Zimbabwe | |
| Coordinates: 18°40′01″S 29°20′56″E / 18.667°S 29.349°E | |
| country |  Zimbabwe |
| Province | Midlands |
| District | Kwekwe |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Central Africa Time) |
Zhombe, originally known as Jombe, is a rural communal area in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. It is an area of mixed Shona and Northern Ndebele People. It lies along the Mnyathi border line between Midlands and Mashonaland Provinces. There are a few commercial farms within its borders and a handful of resettlement areas. Most of it is within the Zhombe Constituency. Its administrative centre is the Zhombe Joel Growth Point, and it is under the Zibagwe Rural District Council.
There are fourteen business centres in Zhombe. Ten of the business centres are electrified. There are also two rural service centres: Empress and Zhombe Joel. As of 2011, there were 53 primary schools and 18 secondary schools.[1][2] There are ten clinics (and one mission hospital) and several health centers in Zhombe.[1][2][3]
The area is primarily rangeland supporting over 48,000 cattle, with 13 animal health centers and 26 dip tanks.[1]