5-717: Umzingwane is a village and seat of the Umzingwane District , in Matabeleland South province, in Zimbabwe . It has one of the most important railway stations in the nation, connecting the Beira–Bulawayo railway and the Beitbridge-Bulawayo railway . This Zimbabwe location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Umzingwane District Umzingwane
10-415: Is a district in the northern part of Matabeleland South province in Zimbabwe . It was formerly known as Esigodini and before 1982 as Essexvale . Its governing seat is located in the village of Umzingwane . Umzingwane District is located in the province of Matabeleland South with its main administrative council offices at Esigodini . Umzingwane District lies just south-east of Bulawayo City ,
15-733: The Northern Ndebele invaded and settled in the Esigodini area which was at the time inhabited by the Rozi and Moyo Karanga people , who themselves had migrated north from the territory around Gwanda and Belingwe. A township of some 200,000 acres was founded in 1894 as Essexvale, by Frederick C. Selous In 1896 the buildings at Essexvale were burned down by Inxnozan (Inxnogan), during the Matabele Rebellion . Umzingwane District has government headquarters located in
20-767: The second largest city in Zimbabwe, and to the south of Umguza District of Matabeleland North . Within Matabeleland South, Umzingwane district borders the following districts: Insiza , Gwanda and Matopo . The district lies almost entirely in the watershed of the Umzingwane River , a left tributary of the Limpopo , but also, in its western regions, includes portions of the Mtshabezi watershed . The district has several recreational parks, including
25-542: The twelve square kilometers of Umzingwane Recreational Park (aka Umzingwane Dam Reserve), the forty-two square kilometers of Lake Cunningham Recreational Park, and including parts of Matobo National Park . The terrain in Umzingwane District is varied from the granite inselbergs and koppies (kojies) of the Motobo Hills to flat alluvial plains along the lower drainages. In the early 19th century,
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