Matabeleland South

E27927

administrative division province

Matabeleland South is a largely rural province in southwestern Zimbabwe known for its Ndebele-speaking population, cattle ranching, and proximity to the Botswana and South African borders.

Aliases (2)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division → province →
borderFeature	international trade routes →
bordersProvince	Bulawayo → Masvingo → Matabeleland North → Midlands →
borderWith	Botswana → Limpopo River → South Africa →
capital	Gwanda →
climate	semi-arid →
commonlySpokenLanguage	Northern Ndebele →
country	Zimbabwe →
countryBorderDirection	south → west →
demographicGroup	Ndebele people →
economySector	agriculture → livestock production →
governingLevel	first-level administrative division →
hasBorderPost	Beitbridge →
hasEthnicGroup	Kalanga → Ndebele → Sotho → Venda →
hasIndustry	small-scale mining →
hasResource	gold deposits → limestone →
hasSettlement	Beitbridge → Esigodini → Filabusi → Gwanda → Plumtree →
knownFor	Ndebele-speaking population → cattle ranching → rural character →
largestTown	Gwanda →
locatedIn	southwestern Zimbabwe →
locatedInContinent	Africa →
locatedInRegion	Southern Africa →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Zimbabwe →
primaryEconomicActivity	cattle ranching →
region	Matabeleland →
timeZone	Central Africa Time →
transportCorridor	North–South Corridor →
utcOffset	+2 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beitbridge ("Matabeleland South Province") → Bulawayo City Council ("Matabeleland South Africa region") → Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport ("Matabeleland South Province") → Matobo National Park ("Matabeleland South Province") → Plumtree ("Matabeleland South Province") →	locatedIn
Khami Ruins ("Matabeleland South Province") → National University of Science and Technology (NUST) ("Matabeleland South Province") → Northern Ndebele →	region
Midlands Province ("Matabeleland South Province") →	borderingProvince
Matabeleland North →	borderWith
Matabeleland ("Matabeleland South Province") →	currentAdministrativeDivision
Matabeleland →	hasSubregion
Harare–Beitbridge highway ("Matabeleland South Province") →	passesThrough