7 4 9 , 0 1 7 ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ▁of ▁ 1 3 , 0 6 1 , 2 3 9 . ▁The ▁proportion ▁of ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁was ▁ 4 8 ▁and ▁ 5 2 ▁percent ▁respectively ▁within ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁just ▁over ▁. ▁The ▁remaining ▁Bul away o ▁province ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 5 3 , 3 3 7 ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁Thus ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁a ▁combined ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 8 6 , 2 4 7 ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁just ▁over ▁ ▁and ▁that ▁is ▁just ▁over ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁city ▁is ▁Bul away o , ▁other ▁notable ▁towns ▁are ▁Pl um tree ▁and ▁H w ange . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁is ▁particularly ▁fert ile ▁but ▁dry . ▁ ▁This ▁area ▁has ▁important ▁gold ▁depos its . ▁Indust ries ▁include ▁gold ▁and ▁other ▁min eral ▁mines , ▁and ▁engineering . ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁indust ries ▁in ▁this ▁region ▁as ▁water ▁is ▁in ▁short ▁supply . ▁Prom ises ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁draw ▁water ▁for ▁the ▁region ▁through ▁the ▁Mat abe le land ▁Zam be zi ▁Water ▁Project ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁carried ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁alleg edly ▁marg inal ised ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁L oz vi ▁Empire ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁centuries , ▁the ▁B ant u -