Gweru District

This article is about the district. For the City, see Gweru.

Coordinates: 19°27′42″S 29°49′14″E / 19.461632°S 29.820595°E / -19.461632; 29.820595

Gweru District

Gweru District is a district in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe.

Background

Gweru District gets its name from Ikwelo River now Gweru River which has the city as its source and primary drainage basin.

The name Gweru is a further corruption of the name Gwelo which was a distortion of the original name Ikwelo given by the earliest isiNdebele speakers in the late 19th century. Ikwelo was the district because it was not a spot name but rather a name given to a place along the length of the river in question as written by Colonel Carbutt, of Southern Rhodesia as published by the then Chief Information Officer, Information Services Branch. (Division of Native Affairs, Salisbury September, 1960) in the article Lore and Legend: Southern Rhodesia Place Names.[1]

Gweru District has a population of over 231,675.

It has Shurugwi District to the south-esst, Chirumhanzu District to the east, Insiza District south-west, Bubi District to the west, Nkayi District north-west and Kwekwe District north.

Gweru City Climate

Climate data for Gweru (1961–1990)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.8
(78.4)		 24.7
(76.5)		 22.9
(73.2)		 20.6
(69.1)		 20.5
(68.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 28.3
(82.9)		 27.4
(81.3)		 26.3
(79.3)		 24.9
(76.8)
Average low °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5)		 15.1
(59.2)		 13.8
(56.8)		 11.3
(52.3)		 7.6
(45.7)		 4.9
(40.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 6.5
(43.7)		 10.0
(50)		 13.1
(55.6)		 14.5
(58.1)		 15.1
(59.2)		 11.0
(51.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 139.1
(5.476)		 124.8
(4.913)		 55.9
(2.201)		 29.0
(1.142)		 7.7
(0.303)		 1.9
(0.075)		 1.0
(0.039)		 1.9
(0.075)		 9.3
(0.366)		 35.1
(1.382)		 96.2
(3.787)		 159.4
(6.276)		 661.3
(26.035)
Average rainy days 12 10 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 9 12 60

Source:World Meteorological Organization[2]

Gweru Rural

Mian article: Vungu Rural District Council

Gweru District is administered by the District Administrator who is an ex-offio of (Gweru City Council and Gweru Rural District Council. for Gweru rural.

Gweru rural district includes Lower Gweru and the greater part of Chiwundura

Gweru Urban

Urban districts are administered by urban councils established in terms of the Zimbabwe Urban Councils Act, Chapter 29.15[3]

Gweru local authoruty is Gweru Municipality which is literally Gweru City Council.

Like in most urban centers nationwide Gweru City Council is dominated by MDC-T.

2013 - 2018 Term

Source: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission[4]

WardCouncillorGenderIPartyConstituency
01Kombayi HamutendimMDC-T
02 Chipondeni TiripaimZANU-PF
03Mbano Nokuthula fMDC-T
04Sithole Kenneth MarekiwamMDC-T
05Marecha Mosesm MDC-T
05Mafa Mafa KwanisaimZANU-PF
06Tsanyawu Joasm ZANU-PF
07Matyorauta ArtwellmMDC-T
08Ndaguta WillardmMDC-T
09Fundira Gibson JacksonmMDC-T
10Chikozho Charles mMDC-T
11Chirau AlbertmMDC-T
12Mavhondo ElvismMDC-T
13Mhondiwa CatherinefMDC-T
14Guduza ErnestmMDC-T
15Mhondiwa Norman AlexandermMDC-T
16Magidi TawandamMDC-T
17Muza Farai JonathanmMDC-T
18Magara BonfacemMDC-T

Gweru mayor for tgis term was Clr. Hamutendi Kombayi[5]

2008 - 2013 Term

Source: Kubatana Aechive[6]

WardCouncillorGenderIPartyRemarks
01Mufunde Fungayi DesmondmMDC-TMayor (Died June 2009)
02Dzuda Holly -MDC-T
03Pasipanodya NelsonmMDC-T
04Sithole Kenneth Marekiwam MDC-T
05Chikweche Enock MukandimMDC-T
06Mukwazhe FerinosmMDC-T
07Matyorauta ArtwellmMDC-T
08Demo TauraimMDC-T
09Chimombe Takavada TadiousmMDC-T
10Munach Arminon TakaidzamMDC-T
11Rutsvara KumiraimMDC-T
12Mavondo ElvesmMDC-T
13Dzingisoh Canaan ChabhabhamMDC-T
14Tsuro Wonder JamesmMDC-T
15Chineni TrustmMDC-T
16Makumbe TrinosmMDC-T
17Kwaru ClemencemMDC-T
18Mpofu Muchaneta-MDC-T

The mayor was Councilor Desmond Fungayi Mufunde who deceised on 21 June 2009.[7]

Operations

Gweru District, district number three of the 61 in Zimbabwe has Gweru City the 3rd largest city in Zimbabwe as its capital.

Gweru City is also Midlands provincial capital. It is located 164 km northeast of Bulawayo and 275 km south-west-south of Harare via Mvuma ( A17 Highway ) or 278 km via Kwekwe ( A5 Highway ).

. Gwer District is home to * Roman Catholic Diocese of Gweru, * Lower Gweru,* Gweru River,* Riverside School,* Ascot Stadium, * Chapungu United, * Nalatale, * Danangombe,* Dabuka, * Chaplin High School,* Thornhill High School, * Midlands Christian College, * Nashville Secondary School, * Fletcher High School,* Midlands State University and * Gweru-Thornhill Air Base to name a few.

References

  1. ↑ Rhodesian Lore and Legend "The late Col. Carbutt wrote, "Gwelo township was originally known to Africans as Senka after the kopje of that name. This was at least indicative of a fixed spot, unlike the name of Gwelo which is applicable to anywhere along the course of a river one hundred miles in length." The Gwelo River near its source and down to almost where it joins the Shangani, has carved steep slippery banks in the plain over the years. When the AmaNdebele first settled in the area, the woman are said to have found it very difficult to draw water, in fact they could never find an easy place to climb up from the river bed with their full vessels. Accordingly, they often spoke of "the steep place" (ikwelo), and the river came to be known as iKwelo, eventually becoming Gwelo."
  2. ↑ WMO Weather Information Service – Gweru |World Meteorological Organization|Retrieved|27 February 2016
  3. ↑ Ministries of Local Government International |Chapter 29:15 Urban Councils Act|Zimbabwe Urban_Councils Act mlgi.org.za|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  4. ↑ Notice Board Local Authority Results-Midlands-Gweru Municipality Zec.gov.zw|Retrieved 2 March 2016
  5. ↑ Pindai Dube 23 September 2013 leadership deals with indiscipline DailyNews Live Retrieved 3 March 2016
  6. ↑ The Herald (zw)candidates - 'Harmonised' elections 29 March 2008: Local Government - Midlands kubatana.net|archive|Retrieved 1 March 2016
  7. ↑ 24 June 2009 Another MDC Official Dies The Zimbabwe Daily|news|Retrieved 3 March 2016
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