Chisumbanje is under Chief Garahwa. Muchongoyo is a dance popular in Chipinge area and people in Chisumbanje respect this type of dance. Besides entertaining villagers, it is also used as a source of unity and love among the locals.the Teponean society, Topoyak language, Teponism movement and Teponisation is the social identity of the residents of Chitepo Cosmo dated back to 1925.
Climate
The area is arid because it lies in a valley and crop yields are generally poor thus it is prone to food insecurities. It is totally different from the other northern part of Chipinge district which lies in Zimbabwe's region one. Other districts in region one in Manicaland Province, include Mutare, Chimanimani, Nyanga and Mutasa.
Population
In terms of population distribution, Chipinge is rural whereas Chisumbanje has a population of about 300 000 people.
Cities, towns and places near Chisumbanje include Mabhiza, Machona, Vheneka, Chitepo Cosmo, Matikwa, Munepasi and Manzvire. The closest major cities include Mutare, Chipinge and Chiredzi.
Economic
Their economy is largely agricultural with the most common crops being maize, millet, rapoko, cotton and sugarcane. It is interesting that it is a taboo to grow millet in Chief Musikavanhu's area. The local varieties of crops contrast sharply with the commercial estates where coffee, tea and bananas are grown. Thanks be to the mineral rich fields of Chitepo Cosmo South East.Chitepo Cosmo is the area rich in gold, coal, zinc, manganese, Iranian and little deposits of platinum.
Ethanol Plant
The Chisumbanje Ethanol Project is a national project of great strategic importance where ethanol is produced from sugarcane. It is seen as one of Africa's largest ethanol projects. The project consists of sugarcane plantations in Chisumbanje and Middle Sabi, with the ethanol plant being located in Chisumbanje. It is also a consortium of local investors in partnership with the government's Agriculture and Rural Development Authority, ARDA. At its peak, the Chisumbanje ethanol project – and ARDA's cane growing adjacent farms operated by the private investorstrading asRating and Macdom – has been projected to create employment for more than 8,000 people, becoming one of the single largest job creation ventures in Zimbabwe in recent years.
Irrigation
World class irrigation infrastructure has been put in place, and an outstanding ethanol producing plant constructed.
Health centres
Chisumbanje area has eight clinics that are run by the Ministry of Health. The Clinics are St Peters, Madhuku, Arda Chisumbanje, Veneka, Mabee, Matandwa, Chisuma, Mutandahwe and Mahenye.
