Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, also known as UMP, is a district of Mashonaland East Province in Zimbabwe. It consists of the northern part of the pre-1969 larger Murehwa (Mrehwa) District and includes the village of Uzumba.[1] The area is inhabited by the Budja Shona people. The staple food crop is maize, with secondary vegetable crops.[2]
Uzumba–Maramba–Pfungwe District | |
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Second-level administrative subdivision | |
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| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Mashonaland East |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 124,226 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
UMP is divided into two legislative constituencies, Uzumba Constituency which consists of the Nakiwa, Uzumba, Muswe, Nyadiri, and Karimbika areas;[3] and Maramba-Pfungwe Constituency which consists of the Mutawatawa, Borera, Dindi, Kafura, Chitsungo and Mutawatawa areas.[4] The area is very rural and undeveloped, mostly "peasant farmers who depend on subsistence farming", with a high poverty level.[3][5]
Culture
editThe Mbende Jerusarema dance of the Zezuru Shona people of Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe and Murewa is considered by UNESCO as an important part of the intangible culture of Zimbabwe.[6]
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ Davies, D. Hywel & Wheeler, R. G. "Zimbabwe Administrative Areas (as used for the basis of the Enumeration Areas for the Population Census of 1982)". Central Statistical Office, the Department of the Surveyor-General, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 18 March 2007.
- ^ Marambanyika, Thomas; Mutekwa, Timothy; Mutsiwegota, Cuthbert & Matsa, Mark (2010). "Contribution of Vegetable Farming to Househols Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe Communal Lands of Zimbabwe" (PDF). Social Sciences. 6. Zimbabwe: 88–98, page 89. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Uzumba Constituency Profile" (PDF). Parliament of Zimbabwe. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Maramba Pfungwe Constituency Profile" (PDF). Parliament of Zimbabwe. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2014.
- ^ Tafirenyika, Mugove (6 October 2013). "UMP: The forgotten hamlet". The Daily News. Harare, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Jerusarema Dance: Intangible heritage: UNESCO Multimedia Archives". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
External links
edit- "Detailed map of Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014.
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