Rutenga

Rutenga is an important village in the province of Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe. It is the de facto capital of Mwenezi (District).

Transports

It straddles the A4 highway between Beitbridge and Masvingo.

The village has a railway station on the Limpopo railway that connects it to Sango and Zvishavane.[1] The same station serves as a link between the Limpopo railway and the Rutenga-Beitbridge railway.

Economy

It is an important point of economic and demographic growth for southwest Zimbabwe.

Rutenga is an irrigation enclave that uses water from Manyuchi Dam to irrigate sugar estates.

References

  1. Network System: System Map. National Railways Of Zimbabwe. 2017.


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