It is located in the eastern part of Zimbabwe, and covers 4,092.5 square kilometres (1,580 sq mi).
[2] The settlement at Mutoko was designated as a "growth point" in the initial planning of the new Zimbabwe government in the early 1980s.
It has electricity, a hospital, a post office, and banking facilities.
[1] The primary crop is maize, followed by ground nuts (peanuts), and table vegetables.
Maize, ground nuts, sunflowers (for seed), sorghum, and millet are grown commercially.