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Chikomba District

District in Zimbabwe

Second-level administrative subdivision in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe

Chikomba District
second-level administrative subdivision
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Mashonaland East
Area
• Total	6,503 km² (2,511 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)^[1]
• Total	123,932
• Density	19/km² (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (CEST)

Chikomba is a district of Zimbabwe. It was previously part of Midlands Province, but was delimited to fall under Mashonaland East Province in the 1990s.^[2]

Notable people

Chenjerai Hunzvi, politician and war veterans leader
Solomon Mujuru,^[3] army general and politician
Tichaona Jokonya, politician
Charles Mungoshi, writer
Grace Mugabe (nee Marufu), politician and former First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Charles Utete, former Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet in the Zimbabwean government under Robert Mugabe.
Mike Bimha, politician and former Cabinet Minister in the Zimbabwean government under Robert Mugabe.
Antony Itayi Jongwe, academic, writer, religious, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
James Chimombe, Musician
Tadios Kudzedzereka, politician, former Member of Parliament for Chikomba Constituency

References

^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ 1994 Delimitation Commission. Zimbabwe Delimitation Commission. 2000. p. 105.
^ Tendi, Blessing-Miles (2020). The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe: Mujuru, the Liberation Fighter and Kingmaker. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108561600. ISBN 978-1-108-47289-0. S2CID 243675045.