Gwanda Rural District Council

Gwanda Rural District Council is located in Matabeleland South Province located approximately 122 kilometers, by road, southeast of Bulawayo, en-route to Beitbridge, and shares boundaries with Beitbridge District to the South, Matobo District to the North West, the Republic of Botswana to the South West, Umzingwane District to the North, Insiza District to the North East, as well as Mberengwa and Mwenezi Districts to the East. It also encapsulates Gwanda Town, the provincial capital.

The district falls within natural regions IV and V. The main indigenous languages spoken are Sotho, isiNdebele, chiVenda and isiJahunda. The main economic activities in the district include mining, agriculture and ecotourism with non-timber forestry products also making a major contribution to livelihoods. The council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming in local government, mentored by Umguza RDC. According to the population census of 2022 Gwanda RDC’s total households were 31,472 with an average size of 4.0 per household.