Kusile Rural District Council COE

Kusile Rural District Council is in Lupane, a district in Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe. It lies at an elevation of 976 m. In 2006 it had 1,600 inhabitants. It is on the road from Bulawayo to Hwange. It is a rural, semi-arid area, which cultivates cotton and corn. Lupane State University, which caters for the rest of Matebeleland North Province. The word Lupane is a Kalanga/Lozwi word. The region has been explored for Coal Bed Methane (CBM) and a resource of over 370,000,000 cubic kilometres is thought to exist in the area.

Kusile is a spoke council in the Hub and Spoke programme for gender mainstreaming, mentored by Umguza RDC.

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