Bindura is a town in the province of
Mashonaland Central province,
Zimbabwe. It is located in the
Mazowe Valley
Mazowe is a village in Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe.
Notable people
*John Bredenkamp
*Fortune Chasi
*Chenhanho Chimutengwende
* Paul Tangi Mhova Mkondo
*Auxilia Mnangagwa
* Grace Mugabe
*Joseph Msika
Joseph Wilfred Msika (6 Decem ...
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 and in the 2012 census it had reached 46,275. It is the administrative capital of the province.
Bindura Nickel Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) is a mining company based in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland Central. , now called Trojan Nickel Mine, a subsidiary of
Mwana Africa plc
Asa Resources Group is a mining company based in Johannesburg and London. According to the company's website, it is the first African-owned and African-managed business to be listed in the Resources sector of the London Stock Exchange's Alternati ...
, mines
nickel,
copper and
cobalt in the area and operates a
smelter
Smelting is a process of applying heat to ore, to extract a base metal. It is a form of extractive metallurgy. It is used to extract many metals from their ores, including Silver mining#Ore processing, silver, iron-making, iron, copper extracti ...
refinery just south of the town.
Cotton and
maize are grown intensely in the region. The first basic school in Bindura opened in 1912.
The perennial
Mazowe River flows around Bindura and through its north-eastern perimeter.
Bindura was originally named Kimberley Reefs after the
gold mine which was opened in 1901, and changed to Bindura in 1913 when the
railway arrived. Bindura is probably an Anglicised version of the Shona phrase, ''pindura mhuka'', meaning "turn the game".
Notable people
Freeman HKD
Freeman HKD Boss (born June 22, 1988), born Emegy Slyvester Chizanga, is a Zimdancehall artist who rose to prominence after release of ''Joina City'' single.
Early life
Freeman HKD was born in Bindura, Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe ...
(b. 1988), singer-songwriter
References
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Populated places in Mashonaland Central Province
Provincial capitals in Zimbabwe
1901 establishments in the British Empire