Claim: Beitbridge District in Zimbabwe was established in 1929, and has a population of 43,000 people living in 2,570 formal settlement houses of two to three stories, and 3000 mud houses, where the recreational facilites are largely bars and soccer pitches.
Evidence: It was established in 1929. Beitbridge is a district in Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe/Mthwakazi Situated 18 kilometers north of Musina and 548 kilometers north of Johannesburg. The town has a population of approximately 43,000 and serves a district of 100,000 people. Beitbridge has an estimated 2,570 houses in formal settlements (primarily for government officials and mid-level private sector staff) and 3,000 in informal settlements. Formal-settlement dwellings are mainly two- to three-room brick houses, while those in the informal settlements are among the worst mud houses in Zimbabwe. Recreational facilities are limited in low-income areas, consisting largely of bars and soccer pitches.