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258:(sometimes referred to as municipalities). Each district is headed by a District Administrator, appointed by the Public Service Commission. There is also a Rural District Council, which appoints a Chief Executive Officer. The Rural District Council comprises elected ward councillors, the District Administrator and one representative of the chiefs (traditional leaders appointed under customary law) in the district. Other government functions at district level are carried out by district offices of national government departments.
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331:"Provincial Councils and Administration Act (Chapter 29:11)"
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367:. Parliament of Zimbabwe. Archived from
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305:. Parliament of Zimbabwe. Archived from
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250:The provinces are subdivided into 59
223:divide at the time of colonisation:
49:Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe
1377:Administrative divisions by country
231:the territory conquered during the
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1382:Administrative divisions in Africa
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741:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
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1372:Subdivisions of Zimbabwe
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496:Central African Republic
398:. Parliament of Zimbabwe
1230:Uzumba–Maramba–Pfungwe
443:Subdivisions of Africa
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35:centralised government
656:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
516:Republic of the Congo
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22:Districts of Zimbabwe
18:Provinces of Zimbabwe
280:"The World Factbook"
897:Mashonaland Central
731:States with limited
110:Mashonaland Central
922:Matabeleland South
917:Matabeleland North
233:First Matabele War
185:Matabeleland South
170:Matabeleland North
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63:Population(2022)
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671:Sierra Leone
476:Burkina Faso
400:. Retrieved
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369:the original
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237:Shona people
229:Matabeleland
221:Matabeleland
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29:
1296:Chitungwiza
1025:Gokwe South
1020:Gokwe North
1010:Chirumhanzu
995:Chimanimani
733:recognition
686:South Sudan
576:Ivory Coast
225:Mashonaland
217:Mashonaland
1366:Categories
1336:Beitbridge
1250:Zvishavane
1225:Umzingwane
1215:Tsholotsho
1170:Muzarabani
945:Beitbridge
892:Manicaland
788:(Portugal)
746:Somaliland
666:Seychelles
631:Mozambique
616:Mauritania
601:Madagascar
556:The Gambia
491:Cape Verde
402:2008-12-19
378:2008-12-19
347:2008-12-19
316:2008-12-19
285:2007-11-13
266:References
254:and 1,200
209:1,811,905
164:1,638,528
149:1,893,584
134:1,731,173
119:1,384,891
104:2,037,762
95:Manicaland
89:1,491,740
1331:Marondera
1125:Mberengwa
1105:Marondera
1030:Goromonzi
937:Districts
874:Provinces
621:Mauritius
252:districts
245:President
130:Marondera
39:provinces
1326:Chinhoyi
1321:Masvingo
1291:Bulawayo
1210:Shurugwi
1190:Rushinga
1110:Masvingo
1005:Chiredzi
1000:Chipinge
990:Chikomba
980:Bulilima
975:Bulawayo
927:Midlands
912:Masvingo
882:Bulawayo
812: /
808: /
801:(France)
795: /
773: /
769: /
721:Zimbabwe
696:Tanzania
546:Ethiopia
541:Eswatini
521:Djibouti
486:Cameroon
471:Botswana
239:and the
200:Midlands
194:760,345
179:827,645
160:Masvingo
155:Masvingo
145:Chinhoyi
76:665,952
73:Bulawayo
69:Bulawayo
57:Province
31:Zimbabwe
1195:Sanyati
1175:Mwenezi
1150:Murehwa
1090:Makonde
985:Chegutu
955:Bindura
797:RĂ©union
793:Mayotte
784:Madeira
779:(Spain)
775:Melilla
706:Tunisia
676:Somalia
661:Senegal
646:Nigeria
636:Namibia
626:Morocco
591:Liberia
586:Lesotho
536:Eritrea
506:Comoros
481:Burundi
456:Algeria
115:Bindura
60:Capital
1346:Kariba
1341:Rusape
1316:Kadoma
1311:Kwekwe
1301:Mutare
1286:Harare
1245:Zvimba
1220:Umguza
1205:Shamva
1185:Nyanga
1165:Mutoko
1160:Mutasa
1155:Mutare
1120:Mazowe
1115:Matobo
1100:Mangwe
1095:Makoni
1085:Lupane
1080:Kwekwe
1070:Kariba
1065:Insiza
1060:Hwange
1055:Harare
1045:Gwanda
1035:Guruve
970:Buhera
950:Bikita
887:Harare
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799:
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716:Zambia
711:Uganda
651:Rwanda
606:Malawi
566:Guinea
461:Angola
190:Gwanda
175:Lupane
100:Mutare
86:Harare
82:Harare
33:has a
24:, and
1306:Gweru
1260:Wards
1235:Wedza
1180:Nkayi
1145:Mudzi
1130:Mbire
1075:Karoi
1050:Gweru
1015:Chivi
960:Binga
771:Ceuta
691:Sudan
641:Niger
596:Libya
581:Kenya
561:Ghana
551:Gabon
526:Egypt
466:Benin
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256:wards
205:Gweru
1240:Zaka
1200:Seke
1040:Gutu
965:Bubi
701:Togo
611:Mali
501:Chad
219:and
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