Zibagwe Rural district is in the Midlands Province and comprises of 33 Wards under 878 143 hectares of land. It constitutes of areas outside the City of Kwekwe and the Municipality of Redcliff and thus is primarily rural. It was born after the amalgamation of Mashambazhou District Council and Kwekwe Rural Council in July 1993.Three administration zones namely, Zhombe Communal, Silobela Communal and Kwekwe Rural make up the area under its jurisdiction.