Dete

- 18.62138888888926.858333333333Koordinaten: 18 ° 37 ' S, 26 ° 51 ' E

Detention (read: Dett ) is a rural municipality in the province of Matabeleland North in Zimbabwe. Completed about 1000 residents.

Geographical Location

Detention is located at an altitude of 1091 m above sea level, between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls on the southeastern end of the Hwange National Park, the Lodge and Hotel Centre it is.

Infrastructure

The town thrives on tourism. He is on the road from Bulawayo to Livingstone in Zambia and is a traditional stopover on the journey from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls. Hotels, campgrounds, B & B houses offer every type of accommodation.

Detention has a station on the railway line Bulawayo - Victoria Falls. This also keeps the Shongololo Express, a South African hotel train on his tours. At the entrance of the station on February 1, 2003, the heavy rail accident in Dete, in which up to 50 people died when a passenger train and a freight train head-on collided oncoming occurred.

The management of the Hwange National Park has its headquarters in Detze

The village has a primary school and a small hospital.

• Location in Zimbabwe
• Matabeleland North Province
• Place in Africa