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.
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. 
