Zaka District

This article is about the village in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. For the Israeli emergency response team, see ZAKA. For the place in Burkina Faso, see Zaka, Burkina Faso.

Zaka District
District
Ndanga District
Districts of Masvingo province
Districts of Masvingo province
Masvingo constituency seats for the 2008, showing the division of Zaka (District)
Masvingo constituency seats for the 2008, showing the division of Zaka (District)
Coordinates: 20°05′S 31°37′E / 20.083°S 31.617°E / -20.083; 31.617
CountryZimbabwe
ProvinceMasvingo
DistrictZaka
Government
 • TypeRural Council
Area
 • Land3,126 km2 (1,207 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 Census)[1]
 • Total
198,889
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Zaka is a district in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, located 86 km southeast of Masvingo. Old administration offices were at Ndanga communal (Chimutarara) township before being moved to its current location, Zaka Business Centre. Among its schools are St. Anthony's High School,[2] Jichidza Mission,[3] Rudhanda High School, and Wasarawapata High School.[4]

The Moyos descendants of Pfupajena and Va Mhepo[5] are the traditional leaders:

  • Bota:[6] Moyo stretches from Jerera Growth Point to Chiredzi Town in the South and Renco mine is in the West, Chief Nhema Moyo in the West Bordering with the Bikita District.
  • Nhema: Moyo who is identified with his roots in Duma hill[7] in Bikita is referred as Muduma.
  • Nyakunhuwa:[8][9] Shumba who served as the Moyos general chiefdom spreads Northwest Up to the Great Zimbabwe.
  • Ndanga:[10] Gumbo totem of Chinemukutu an uncle to the Moyos clan in the North.
  1. ^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ^ "St Anthony High School". Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. ^ "The Reformed Church in Zimbabwe (RCZ) – Reformed Family Forum". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ Allnetafrica.com, German Well-Wisher Sponsors Thousands of Learners in Rural Zimbabwe, (accessed 21 October 2020)
  5. ^ "Soil and Blood: Shona Traditional Religion in Late 20th Century Zimbabwe".
  6. ^ "Neromwe, Bota clash over territory". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "The Invisible Boundaries of the Karanga: Considering Pre-Colonial Shona Territoriality and its meanings in Contemporary Zimbabwe" (PDF).
  8. ^ Herald, The. "Nyakunhuwa clan fights over chieftainship". The Herald. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ^ "African Books Collective: Memoirs of an Unsung Legend: Nemeso". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "76 Km - Distance from Ndanga to Gutu". www.distancesfrom.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.