{"id":7287,"date":"2024-03-14T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/zrpnew\/?p=7287"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:33:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:33:50","slug":"matabeleland-north-province","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zrp.gov.zw\/?p=7287","title":{"rendered":"Matabeleland North Province"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7287\" class=\"elementor elementor-7287\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-903392b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"903392b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe29a15\" data-id=\"fe29a15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22491d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22491d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Matabeleland North Province covers an area of 64 246, 78 square kilometres and shares common boundaries with Mashonaland West Province to the North East, Midlands Province to the East, Bulawayo Province to the South East and Matabeleland South Province to the South. The Province also shares international boundaries with Botswana to the West, Namibia to the North West and Zambia to the North. The Province\u2019s policing area comprises urban, semi-urban, resettlements, communal lands, commercial farming,National Parks, Lake Kariba and the Mighty Zambezi River which serves as a national boundary to the North with Zambia.<\/p><p>Population is estimated at approximately 749 017 people based on the 2012 census. There are 19 Police Stations, 3 CID Stations, 3 CIU stations, 1 Minerals and Border Control Unit, 1 CID Law and Order, 5 Post and 15 Bases in the Province.<\/p><p>Victoria Falls and Hwange National Parks serve as the major tourist attraction centres in the Province.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc1ed06\" data-id=\"dc1ed06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfc3cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dfc3cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Officer Commanding Matebeleland North Province<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb203b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fb203b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zrp.gov.zw\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e36157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e36157\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49bb805\" data-id=\"49bb805\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matabeleland North Province covers an area of 64 246, 78 square kilometres and shares common boundaries with Mashonaland West Province to the North East, Midlands Province to the East, Bulawayo Province to the South East and Matabeleland South Province to the South. 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