Kotwa, Zimbabwe
Kotwa is a small town in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe. It is the capital of the district, serving as its administrative and commercial centre. Demographics Kotwa lies in the heartland of the Toko-Tonga area, generally considered to be a Shona people. As such, most of its residents are of Toko-Tonga origin. However, since Mudzi is made up of the Toko-Tonga and the Toko (Budya) people, it also has a big population of the Toko people. Other Shona peoples are also found at Kotwa, mostly being migrant government employees. Transport Kotwa is on the Harare-Nyamapanda highway which links Zimbabwe and Malawi via Tete, Mozambique. It is 222 kilometres from Harare and is about 20 kilometres from Nyamapanda Border. It also has an aerodrome, called Kotwa Aerodrome which was mostly used by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces to launch attacks against RENAMO dissidents during the Mozambique Civil War. Health Kotwa has one hospital, Kotwa District Hospital, which is central government owned and serves the whole of Mudzi District and one clinic owned by the Mudzi Rural District Council (local government). Being a town that is in the lowveld (it is in the Zambezi escarpment), it is very hot during summer and