Chitungwiza Municipality
Chitungwiza Municipality
Chitungwiza Municipality is an urban local authority established in terms of the Urban Councils Act, whose mandate is to provide social services.
Introduction
Chitungwiza Municipality is an urban local authority established in terms of the Urban Councils Act, whose mandate is to provide social services. Its population, according to the 2022 National Population Census, is 371,244 people with 53% female. The Town is situated about twenty-five (25) kilometres to the south of Harare and approximately ten (10) kilometres from the Harare International Airport.
Chitungwiza is currently divided into twenty-five (25) wards, with each of them represented by an elected Councillor. The council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming in Zimbabwe, mentored by Harare City Council. The council serves 23,562 households with an average household size of 4.
Awards
Stories of change
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Mary Mukonyora - Chitungwiza Municipality
Zimbabwe: *Charity
My name is *Charity I came to know Gender Links in September 2013. I am very grateful for having the opportunity to be part of the entrepreneurship programme because my life has never been the same. I only went to school up to form two but when I met Gender Links I felt elevated and I regretted the years I wasted looking down upon myself.Go to: Find out more- Go to: Find out more
Zimbabwe: Magaderina Chipembere
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Zimbabwe: Chipo Sirani
