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Binga District (Vinga District) is a district of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. It is located in Matabeleland North just south of Kariba Lake, across the lake from Zambia It lies along the hot and arid southern Zambezi Escarpment, a region that is in the territory of the tsetse fly, which transmits human sleeping sickness and animal trypanosomiasis.
Contents
- Map of Binga Zimbabwe
- Boundaries
- Administrave divisions and constituencies
- Settlements
- Economy and development
- References
Map of Binga, Zimbabwe
Boundaries
Binga District is an area of land bounded by a line drawn from;
Administrave divisions and constituencies
There are twenty-one wards in the district, which is divided into two parliamentary constituencies: Binga North Constituency with twelve wards and South Binga Constituency with nine wards. The separate constituencies were created in 2008.
Among the areas in Binga North Constituency are: Chizarira, Siabuwa, Cheete, Siansundu, Siantula, Mujere and Manjolo.
Settlements
Binga village is by far one of the largest settlement. It lies on the south eastern shore of Lake Kariba. It was constructed to rehouse the BaTonga people whose homeland was flooded by the creation of the Kariba reservoir. The Chibwatatata Hot Springs lie near the town. There are also settlements at:
Economy and development
Binga District is one of the outposts of Zimbabwe that is underdeveloped, with limited access roads, especially during the rain season. It is also one of the most sparsely populated districts of the country.
The consumption of cannabis in the Binga District has been described as traditional in pre-colonial times, and is considered to be an integral part of the Tonga culture. However, it must be pointed out that consumption of cannabis is generally considered a devious pursuit especially in light of colonial Laws DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT, CAP 15:02 (Zimbabwe) to control the importation, exportation, production, possession, sale, distribution and use of dangerous drugs. There is a wrong impression among people from the rest of Zimbabwe that people from Binga are legally entitled to plant, harvest, process and smoke cannabis freely