Bulilima District

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Bulilima District
Second-level administrative subdivision
Country Zimbabwe
Province Matabeleland South
Area
  Total6,439 km2 (2,486 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total85,600
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST)

Bulilima District is a district of the Province Matabeleland South in Zimbabwe. [1] [2] It was created in 2003 with the break-up of Bulilimamangwe District. [3]

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References

  1. "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "Census 2012" (PDF). UNSD. UNSD. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. Bulilima Rural District Council Strategic Report (2009), Plumtree, Zimbabwe.

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