Matabeleland North Province

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Matabeleland North
Matabeleland North Province
location
Basic data
Country Zimbabwe
Capital Lupanes
surface 75,025 km²
Residents 749,017 (2012)
density 10 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 ZW-MN

Coordinates: 19 ° 0 ′  S , 27 ° 0 ′  E

Matabeleland North (German North Matabeleland ) is a province of Zimbabwe with an area of ​​75,025 km²; and 749,017 inhabitants (2012). The provincial capital is Lupane . Hwange and Victoria Falls are the only other two cities in this province. The province borders in the northwest in a quadrangle with Namibia (by means of the Caprivi Strip ), Zambia and Botswana .

The economy in the province is shaped by tourism through the Victoria Falls of the Zambezi and the Hwange National Park , which is one of the most beautiful animal reserves in Africa. However, it is much more determined by the huge coal deposits at Hwange, which are the basis for energy generation and steel production in Zimbabwe.

The districts of North Matabeleland are:

  • Binga
  • Boy
  • Hwange
  • Lupanes
  • Nkayi
  • Tsholotsho
  • Umguza

Geographical location

Namibia Zambia Mashonaland West Province
Botswana Neighboring communities Midlands Province
Botswana Matabeleland South Province , Bulawayo , Matabeleland South Province Midlands Province

Individual evidence

  1. ZimStat : Zimbabwe Population Census 2012. (pdf) October 2013, accessed on September 7, 2019 (English).