Gokwe Centre
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Gokwe Centre is a rural small town in the Midlands
province in Zimbabwe
. The town is usually referred to as "Gokwe Centre" because the larger region is called Gokwe.
Gokwe was originally a government station. It housed a district commissioner, police, hospital, veterinary services and other government rural agencies. Primarily for the administration of the distinct, it was also the base for the control of tsetse fly
and its associated lethal disease trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
.The place was pronounced a growth point in 1980 under the government growth point policy.it one success case of such a policy whose results in July of 2007 culminated in he proclamation by the state the it becomes a town.the step to establish the administrative machinery of the town included the pitting in place of a commission appointed by the minister for local government in terms of the urban councils act.this was to last until the coming in of elected councilors.the election s of June 2008 ushered in a first crop of elected councilors for the town.the town area was divided to form 6 wards.consequently there had to be six councilors.there also came two special interest councilors appointed by the minister in terms of the urban councils act.the population of the town is estimated to be around 30000.it has 6 surbabs that inclide green valley low density.njelele high density.mapfungautsi high density.sasame low density.cheziya medium density and nyaradza medium density.
Midlands (Zimbabwe)
Midlands is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 49,166 km² and a population of approximately 1.5 million . Gweru is the capital of the province. It is home to various peoples...
province in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. The town is usually referred to as "Gokwe Centre" because the larger region is called Gokwe.
Gokwe was originally a government station. It housed a district commissioner, police, hospital, veterinary services and other government rural agencies. Primarily for the administration of the distinct, it was also the base for the control of tsetse fly
Tsetse fly
Tsetse , sometimes spelled tzetze and also known as tik-tik flies, are large biting flies that inhabit much of mid-continental Africa between the Sahara and the Kalahari deserts. They live by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals and are the primary biological vectors of trypanosomes, which...
and its associated lethal disease trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma. Approximately 500,000 men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa suffer from human African trypanosomiasis which is caused by...
.The place was pronounced a growth point in 1980 under the government growth point policy.it one success case of such a policy whose results in July of 2007 culminated in he proclamation by the state the it becomes a town.the step to establish the administrative machinery of the town included the pitting in place of a commission appointed by the minister for local government in terms of the urban councils act.this was to last until the coming in of elected councilors.the election s of June 2008 ushered in a first crop of elected councilors for the town.the town area was divided to form 6 wards.consequently there had to be six councilors.there also came two special interest councilors appointed by the minister in terms of the urban councils act.the population of the town is estimated to be around 30000.it has 6 surbabs that inclide green valley low density.njelele high density.mapfungautsi high density.sasame low density.cheziya medium density and nyaradza medium density.