Hwange Rural District Council

Hwange District lies in the North-West part of Matabeleland North Province, sharing its borders with Zambia to the North, Botswana to the South-West, Tsholotsho District to the South-East, Lupane to the East, and Binga to the North. 
Hwange is one of the largest districts in Zimbabwe with 20 rural wards covering a total area of about 2,195,658ha, of 
which 75% of the land is under National Parks and Safaris. Approximately 99,003ha is arable land which constitutes 
4.5%, while 13,5% constitutes grazing land and the remaining 7% are forests. Out of the 20 rural wards, 17 are communal, one is resettlement (Ward 1), Ward 18 is peri-urban, while Ward 19 is national parks. 

According to the 2022 population census Hwange RDC serves a total of 17,925 households with an average household size of 3.9. The council is a spoke council in the hub and spoke programme for gender mainstreaming in local government, mentored by Umguza RDC.