City Guruve | |
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  City Guruve Guruve in Zimbabwe Map | |
| Coordinates: 16°39′S30°42′E / 16.650°S 30.700°E | |
| Country |  Zimbabwe |
| Province | Mashonaland Central |
| Population (2012 Census) [1] | |
| • Total | 5,226 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Guruve is a village and centre of Guruve District, Zimbabwe.
Shona is a Bantu language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. The term is variously used to collectively describe all the Central Shonic varieties or specifically Standard Shona, a variety codified in the mid-20th century. Using the broader term, the language is spoken by over 14,000,000 people.
Mashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 28,347 km2 and a population of 1,152,520, representing about 8.5% of the total Zimbabwe population.
The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces, which are divided into 64 districts and 1,970 wards.
Henry Munyaradzi, also known as Henry Munyaradzi Mudzengerere, was a Zimbabwean sculptor. The sculptural movement of which he was part is usually referred to as "Shona sculpture", although some of its recognised members are not ethnically Shona. He worked initially at the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, 150 km north of Harare near Guruve, which he joined in 1967. In that Community, and ultimately in the wider world of lovers of Zimbabwean art, he was known simply as 'Henry'.
Arthur Fata is a Zimbabwean sculptor.
Edward Chiwawa is a Zimbabwean sculptor. Born northwest of Guruve, in 1960 he started how to sculpt by working with his cousin, Henry Munyaradzi. From 1970 he was a resident of the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, he sold his sculptors from Tengenenge, but he never moved in there. His sculptures are often heavily abstracted. Chiwawa has exhibited in Europe and Australia.
Fanizani Akuda, also known as Fanizani Phiri, was a member of the sculptural movement usually called "Shona sculpture", although he and some others of its recognised members were not ethnically Shona. He worked initially at the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, 150 km north of Harare near Guruve, which he joined in 1966.
Godfrey Mtenga is a Zimbabwean sculptor. A native of Chitaunhike in the Guruve district, he left school at 18 and began sculpting in 1987, working with Brighton Sango. After six months, he started to work on his own. He was featured in the Annual Exhibition at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 1989.
Crispen Chakanyuka was a Zimbabwean sculptor.
Eddie Masaya is a Zimbabwean sculptor.
David Butau was a member of parliament of Zimbabwe representing the district of Guruve North. He was chairman of the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget and Finance.
Guruve is one of several districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the town of Guruve. It has 2 districts which are Upper Guruve Rural District and the Lower Guruve Rural District which is locally known referred to as Mbire District. Mbire District can be traced back to the Munhumutapa Dynasty. Guruve is demarcated into 2 constituencies which are Guruve-North Constituency and Guruve-South Constituency.
Mufakose is the totem of the [Zumba] Shona people of central Zimbabwe who settled in the Mazoe valley in the early nineteenth century. Three brothers of Mhofu totem Shayachimwe Mukombami, Nyakudya Chiweshe and Gutsa left their ancestral lands under Nyashanu in Buhera after domestic issues. After settling down in the Harare-Mazoe area.
Zvimba District is a district of Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe.
Edward Takaruza Chindori-Chininga was a Zimbabwean politician. He was MP for Guruve South, and the Minister of Mines and Mining Development (2000–2004).
Wilbert Archibald Mubaiwa is a Zimbabwean businessman and politician.
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