Mpandamatenga

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Mpandamatenga is a border post and settlement in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe,{{Cite news |last=Ncube |first=Leonard |date=23 May 2023 |title=Kazangula, Victoria Falls borders set for upgrade |url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/kazungula-victoria-falls-borders-set-for-upgrades/ |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=The Chronicle (Zimbabwe)}} adjacent to the Pandamatenga area in Botswana. It is located within Matetsi Safari Area. It can be reached by road from Hwange town and Hwange National Park.

The village was established in 1871 by a trader, George Westbeech, who set up camp here. He called the place panda-ma-tenga which means "the tree from where trade is done".{{Cite journal |last=Burrett |first=Rob |date=2000 |title=The Zambezi mission and the residences at Good hope and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Old Tati |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/ |journal=Botswana News and Records |volume=32 |pages=25-38}}

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Category:Populated places in Matabeleland North Province

Category:Botswana–Zimbabwe border crossings

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