Mashonaland Central is a
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
. It has an area of 28,347 km² and a population of 1,152,520 (2012 census), representing about 8.5% of the total Zimbabwe population.
Geography
Background
Bindura
Bindura is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central province, 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 21,1 ...
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 eight districts:
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Bindura
Bindura is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central province, 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 21,1 ...
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Mbire
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Guruve
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Mount Darwin
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Rushinga
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Shamva
Shamva is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central in the Shamva District of Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe valley about 90 km north-east of Harare. The area was called Abercorn by Rhodesian colonizers. The present name is deriv ...
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Mazowe
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 Decembe ...
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Muzarabani
See also
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Provinces of Zimbabwe
Provinces are constituent political entities of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently has ten provinces, two of which are cities with provincial status. Zimbabwe is a unitary state, and its provinces exercise only the powers that the central government ...
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Districts of Zimbabwe
The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces, which are divided into 59 districts and 1,200 wards.
Bulawayo Province
* Bulawayo
Harare Province
* Harare
Manicaland Province
* Buhera
* Chima ...
References
Provinces of Zimbabwe
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