Wedza District
Chikomba District | |
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second-level administrative subdivision | |
Interactive map of Chikomba District | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Mashonaland East |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,560 km2 (990 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
• Total | 74,870 |
| • Density | 29.2/km2 (75.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (CEST) |
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Wedza (or Hwedza) is a district in the province of Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. It is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Marondera, and 127 kilometres (79 mi) south of Harare. The area was sparsely inhabited by the Mbire people of the Soko Clan as early inhabitants who mined iron in the Hwedza hills during the 9th-12th centuries which means "a place of wealth". A village of Wedza was established in 1910 by Colonial administration. Gold, beryl, nickel, tungsten and grayite were mined in the hills around the village but deposits were too small to make further commercial mining viable.