Filabusi

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Zimbabwean town

title: "Filabusi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["insiza-district", "populated-places-in-matabeleland-south-province"] description: "Zimbabwean town" topic_path: "general/insiza-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filabusi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Zimbabwean town ::

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Filabusi is a town in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe. The town is the administrative capital of Insiza District and a service centre for the surrounding mining and farming areas.

Location

Filabusi lies off the Mbalabala–Mutare Road, approximately 98 km, southeast of Bulawayo, the nearest large city. This is approximately 91 km, by road, west of Zvishavane, in Zvishavane District. The geographical coordinates of Filabusi are 20°31'46.0"S, 29°17'12.0"E (Latitude:-20.529444; Longitude:29.286667). The town sits at an average elevation of 1087 m above mean sea level.

Overview

The town of Filabusi is supplied with water from a weir on the Insiza River. The Filabusi Mining District was a major producer of gold, with mines such as Fred and Royal Family. Nickel was mined at Epoch Mines, owned by Bindura Nickel Corporation.  Asbestos was also mined at Pangani and Croft. However all these large scale mining operations are now closed, with mining in the district limited to small scale artisanal gold mining.

Population

The 2012 national population census put the population of Filabusi at 1,756 inhabitants.

Agriculture

Agriculture in the Filabusi area is mostly cattle ranching, with some small-scale farming (see photo), the latter mainly on land expropriated from Caucasian settlers, as part of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP).

Other considerations

The town hosts a hospital; the Filabusi District Hospital and a high school, the Filabusi High School. There are two private surgeries and a retail pharmacy. {{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/20%C2%B031'46.0%22S+29%C2%B017'12.0%22E/@-20.5378233,29.2772721,520m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-20.5294444!4d29.2866667 |title=Map Showing Filabusi High School and Filabusi District Hospital | access-date=27 July 2020}} Filabusi is also home to Godlwayo Culture Centre, which hosted the 2016 Annual Zimbabwe Culture Week.

References

References

  1. Lungelo Ndhlovu. (20 November 2019). "Homes, land destroyed as desperate Zimbabweans turn to illegal gold mining". [[Thomson Reuters Foundation]].
  2. "Road Distance Between Bulawayo and Filabusi".
  3. "Road Distance From Filabusi To Zvishavane".
  4. "Location of Filabusi, Zimbabwe".
  5. Floodmap. (27 July 2020). "Elevation of Filabusi, Zimbabwe". Floodmap.net.
  6. Baglow, N.. (1998). "The geology of the Filabusi Greenstone Belt and surrounding granitic terrain". Zimbabwe Geological Survey Bulletin.
  7. Geoview. (2020). "Filabusi is a populated place and is located in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe". Geoview.info.
  8. John Murphy. (6 July 2004). "Zimbabwe farmers set roots in Zambia". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
  9. (28 April 2016). "Zimbabwe: Culture Week Preparations Gather Momentum". [[The Herald (Zimbabwe)]].

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