The district is situated in the drought-prone region of the country with an average rainfall of 450 mm per year.

[6][7] The current Chairman of the Rural District Council is Killer zivhu whilst the Senator for the area is Josiah Hungwe both of the ZANU–PF party.

[citation needed] Despite being one of the oldest villages in the district, Gongwa is facing extinction from the massive spread of the growth point.

Manyiwa village falls under chiefs Nemauzhe Mutau, Zinhumwe, Donono, Mukanga, Tumburai, Zivuku, Runesu, Maringire, and others.

Vurayayi (Gwede) Village under chief Chipindu just to name a few Is the area including Chivi Growth Point whose current Member of Parliament as of 2023 is Mukungurugwa Huruva Godfrey of the ZANU–PF party.

Nyaningwe was established in 2001 by a local catholic priest, Father Guido Zannet as a missionary school to curb walking distance crisis to access secondary education at nearby Chibi Mission, Tambudzai and Chinembiri secondary schools are at least 8 km (5 mi) from the growth point.