Administrative Information

Council Area

Vungu RDC is located in the Midlands Province. It shares its boundaries with Kwekwe (on the northern side), Chirumanzu (on the eastern side), Shurugwi (on the southern side), Insiza, (on the western boundary) and Inyati, (Northwest side). The district is divided into 19 wards. The Council covers a total area of 609 588.88 Hectares, only two safaris are present in the district, namely Linton Safari and Antelope Park. The Council lies in natural farming regions 3 and 4 which are perennially characterized by poor rainfall. Two catchment areas that lie within Vungu, are Gwai and Sanyati. Gweru District is made up of four (4) intensive conservation areas, namely Gweru East, Vungu, Gweru and Upper Ngezi. The main rural/communal areas are Chiwundura and Lower Gweru. The main business centers in the district are Insukamini, Makepesi, Maboleni, Ntabamhlope, Lower Gweru, Somabhula, Gambiza, Muchakata, Gunde, Mabodza and treetop. At Maboleni business center the main activities are selling agricultural produce (horticultural produce), retailing, petty trading, SMEs (value addition of maize grain), welding, and provision of accommodation. There is an increase in retailing and residential stands around the business centers due to increased activity. The main mine in the district is SINO that produces quarry and cement. There are 4 chiefs, 9 headmen, 215 village heads and 19 councilors for the 19 rural wards. Chiefs presiding over the Gweru area; Chief Bunina whose chieftainship covers most parts of Lower Gweru, Chief Sogwala in Lower Gweru, Chief Chiwundura in Chiwundura and Chief Gambiza in Chiwundura as well.