Machuchuta

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Machuchuta
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Machuchuta
Location in Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 22°5′S29°55′E / 22.083°S 29.917°E / -22.083; 29.917 Coordinates: 22°5′S29°55′E / 22.083°S 29.917°E / -22.083; 29.917
CountryFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Province Matabeleland South
District Beitbridge District
Time zone UTC+2 (Central Africa Time)

Machuchuta is a ward in Beitbridge District of Matabeleland South province in southern Zimbabwe.

Beitbridge District

Beitbridge is a district in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe's poorest province, 527 kilometers south of Harare, 18 kilometers north of Musina and 548 kilometers north of Johannesburg. Beitbridge district is located in the Lowveld area. The town lies 6 km ESE of the confluence of the Bubye River and the Limpopo on the border with South Africa. It was established in 1929. The town has a population of approximately 20,000 and serves a district of 80,000 people. An estimated 60 percent of Beitbridge's population is female, reflecting extensive male migration to South Africa.

Zimbabwe Republic in southern Africa

Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. The capital and largest city is Harare and the second largest being Bulawayo. A country of roughly 16 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most commonly used.