Manicaland

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Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 36,459 km² and a population of approximately 1.6 million (2002). Mutare is the capital of the province.

The name derives from the fact that the area has been occupied in recent history by the Manyika people. The Manyika are a Shona sub-tribal grouping with their own language variant, the Manyika language.

The province is subdivided into seven districts.

• Buhera
• Chimanimani
• Chipinge
• Makoni
• Mutare
• Mutasa
• Nyanga

Schools in Manicaland

St Davids Girls High School also known as Bonda Mission or St Davids Bonda. It is located in the remote village of Bonda near Juliusdale. The nearest sizeable town to the school is Mutare , at a distance of about 90km . Other towns nearby are Nyanga and Rusape. Known for historically producing a fine grade of students with prosperous futures, this school had its heyday around the 1960s to 1990s.

See also

• Provinces of Zimbabwe
• Districts of Zimbabwe

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