Mashonaland Central is a province

Provinces of Zimbabwe

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 of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

. It has an area of 28,347 km² and a population of approximately 998,265 (2002), representing about 8.5% of the total Zimbabwe population.

Background

Bindura

Bindura

Bindura is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe Valley about 88 km north-east of Harare. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 18,243. This rose to 21,167 in the 1992 census. It is the administrative capital of the...

 is the capital of the province. During the 2002/2003 rainy season, the area experienced heavy flooding, along with several other Zimbabwean provinces.

Mashonaland Central districts

The province is divided into seven districts:

• Bindura
  Bindura District
  Bindura is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the town of Bindura....
  
  
• Centenary
  Centenary District
  Centenary is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district's capital is the town of Centenary....
  
  
• Guruve
  Guruve District
  Guruve is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the town of Guruve....
  
  
• Mount Darwin
  Mount Darwin District
  Mount Darwin is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district's capital is the town of Mount Darwin....
  
  
• Rushinga
• Shamva
  Shamva District
  Shamva is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the village of Shamva.Shamwa has one of the richest gold mines in Zimbabwe called Shamva gold mine. It is located 60km NW of Harare. Schools in Shamva include Chindunduma, madziva Wadzanai...
  
  
• Mazowe
  Mazowe District
  Mazowe District is the southernmost of seven districts of the Province Mashonaland Central in Zimbabwe. The district capital is the village of Mazowe....
  
  

See also

• Provinces of Zimbabwe
  Provinces of Zimbabwe
  |Zimbabwe is divided into 8 provinces and 2 cities with provincial status:-See also:*Districts of Zimbabwe*Municipalities of Zimbabwe*List of provincial governors of Zimbabwe*ISO 3166-2:ZW-External links:*...
  
  
• Districts of Zimbabwe
  Districts of Zimbabwe
  The provinces of Zimbabwe are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 municipalities. The districts are listed below, by province:-Bulawayo :* Bulawayo-Harare :* Harare-Manicaland Province:* Buhera* Chimanimani* Chipinge* Makoni* Mutare...