Guruve District

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Guruve District
Coordinates: 16°20′0″S30°35′0″E / 16.33333°S 30.58333°E / -16.33333; 30.58333
Country Zimbabwe
Province Mashonaland Central
District Guruve
Area
  Total2,994 km2 (1,156 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
446 m (1,463 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total153,606
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST)

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.

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References

  1. "Guruve District". GeoNameId : 890599. geonames.org. Retrieved 15 June 2009.