6-586: 15°37′37″S 30°25′08″E / 15.62694°S 30.41889°E / -15.62694; 30.41889 Kanyemba is a village in the province of Mashonaland Central , Zimbabwe . It is located on the south bank of the Zambezi river at the extreme northernmost point of Zimbabwe at the meeting point of the Zimbabwean, Mozambican and Zambian borders. The village serves the Dande communal land. Kanyemba
12-573: Is dominated by the Shona speaking locals. The province spans the northern mainland of the country, extending into the Zambezi valley and reaching the Mozambican border in the northeast. Its capital, Bindura, is approximately 90 kilometers from the national capital, Harare. The province encompasses towns including Mount Darwin, Mazowe, Glendale, Guruve, Muzarabani, Centenary , and Shamva. Bindura
18-475: Is named after Josè Rosariò De Andrade , a successful prazo holder who was known as Kanyemba ("the ferocious"). Kanyemba began assembling a private army known as the Chikunda in the 1870s and settled in the region of Bawa, two hundred kilometers west of Tete, from which he either traded with or raided the surrounding countryside. In the 1880s, this warlord was said to have 10000 chikunda at arms. Andrade died in
24-455: Is the capital of the province. During the 2002/2003 rainy season, the area experienced heavy flooding. The province is divided into eight districts: 17°00′S 31°00′E / 17.000°S 31.000°E / -17.000; 31.000 This Zimbabwe location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about government in Zimbabwe is
30-497: The Zimbabwe Republic Police Emmanuel S. Ruzario . This Zimbabwe location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mashonaland Central Mashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe . It is divided into eight districts and has an area of 28,347 km and a population of 1,384,891 (2012 census), representing about 9.1% of the total Zimbabwe population. It
36-825: The late nineteenth century and his descendants have retained the village's chieftainship to the present time. Kanyemba is widely used as a surname in the Mashonaland province. In 2018, the government of Zimbabwe set up a 200 hectare irrigation scheme for the local communities including Chansola village. The major tribes found in Kanyemba are the Chikunda and Doma people. Kanyemba is the rural home of prominent Zimbabwean personalities such as Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation National FM radio producer / presenters Kanyemba"KB" Bonzo and Phillip "Bla Phidza" Makazhu as well as news presenter Sabastian Kanhema and former Commissioner of
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