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274:, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi), north of the village center. Buhera is also divided into North, Centre, and South. Buhera district that is 100% dependent on rains yet no good rains have befallen it since 1990. With bad roads between Chivhu and Rukweza through Murambinda, it's hard to access other cities and that makes it difficult to expand in business in this arid land. Mountains like Gombe and Ngundu provides with best fruits like (mashuku or mahzanje) favored by the Shona people. Villagers find it hard to transport them because they are perishable once ripe. From Chidzikisa river you will see on the road side villagers selling this fruit from November to the first week of January. 44: 51: 248:, the largest urban center in Buhera District. The coordinates of Buhera Village are: 19° 19' 57.00"S, 31° 26' 6.00"E (Latitude:-19.3325; Longitude:31.4350). The district sits at an altitude of 3,904 feet (1,190 m), above sea level. Economic activities in Buhera are largely mining and subsistence agriculture. 349:
Muchererwa village, Mutara village, Marume village, Makuvise village, Tsotdzo village, Magunda village, Mutsindikwa village, Chibongodze village, Mukucha village, Magaya village, Mutizwa village, Mupungu village, Matsinde village, Makanda village. Rwizi village, Tsvedemu village Mudanda
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scale. Due to the unpredictability of the rains in the area, irrigation is required for a successful harvest. The area is fertile with several irrigation schemes for the populace to supplement their meager harvests. However the schemes are now in sorry state due to government neglect. There is an
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communal lands. The economy of Buhera District depends mainly on farming, the main crops being maize, millet (mhunga) roundnuts (nyimo) and groundnuts (nzungu). Cattle ranching is also widely practised, primarily on a
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Marume primary school, Chatindo primary school, Nerutanga primary school, Makanda primary school, Chikuvire primary school, Buhera village primary school, Munyira primary school.
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village Mubvirwi village Mapfumo village Masvingo village Benzi village Makonya village Muchefa village Mugabe village
240:, the location of the provincial headquarters. This location is approximately 82 kilometres (51 mi), southeast of 244:, the nearest large town. Buhera offices are located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi), by road, southwest of 205: 43: 1009: 622: 676: 914: 701: 696: 686: 681: 210: 1151: 1130: 645: 919: 716: 653: 126: 114: 804: 799: 789: 774: 8: 1029: 1004: 994: 949: 724: 671: 262: 233: 197: 904: 884: 809: 236:, in eastern Zimbabwe. It is about 170 kilometres (110 mi), by road, southwest of 1047: 1039: 989: 969: 889: 784: 779: 769: 759: 706: 691: 415: 390: 380: 338: 307: 1125: 1095: 974: 954: 929: 869: 764: 734: 552: 291: 1024: 999: 984: 964: 959: 944: 939: 934: 899: 894: 879: 874: 864: 859: 849: 844: 839: 824: 814: 749: 729: 666: 370: 229: 131: 606: 1014: 924: 909: 854: 829: 794: 739: 287: 1145: 1019: 979: 819: 744: 318: 87: 74: 614: 485: 435: 400: 303: 1075: 420: 326: 1115: 366:
The following people are known to be born in Buhera village or nearby:
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The village serves as the administrative and commercial centre for the
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The Va Hera are of the Shona tribe and claim that they came from
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lived in the area. The same ethnic group occupied neighbouring
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and is reference to the fact that the Hera ethnic group of the
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Map Showing Murambinda And Bulera With Distance Marker
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Buhera is located in Zimbabwe
19°19′57″S 31°26′06″E / 19.33250°S 31.43500°E / -19.33250; 31.43500
Zimbabwe
Province
Manicaland
District
Buhera District
Time zone
UTC+2
CAT
Climate
Cwa
Buhera District
Manicaland Province
Mutare
Chivhu
Murambinda
subsistence
airstrip
Buhera Aerodrome
Nguninised
Anglicised
Hera
Shona
Chikomba District
Zambezi River
Uganda
South Sudan
Chiurwi Mountain
ZANLA

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