Lion's Den is a small town in
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
.
Location
The town lies in
Makonde District,
Mashonaland West Province
Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.9 million (2022). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.
Demographics
Geography
Districts
Mashonaland West is divid ...
, in central northern
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
. It is located about , northwest of
Chinhoyi
Chinhoyi, previously known as Sinoia during the colonial era, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District. It has a population of 90,800 and is primarily a college town, although it was originally founded as an Italian group ...
, the nearest large town, and the location of the district and provincial headquarters. This location is approximately , by road, northwest of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, and the largest city in that country. Lion's Den sits on Highway A-1, the main road from
Harare
Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...
to
Chirundu, at the International border with Zambia, about , further northwest from Lion's Den. The coordinates of the town are: Latitude:-17.2700; Longitude:30.0250 (17° 16' 12.00"S, 30° 1' 30.00"E). The town sits at an altitude of , above sea level.
Overview
Lion's Den is a small farming town. Crops raised in the surrounding countryside include cotton, maize and tobacco. In addition, cattle are raised on a commercial basis for milk and beef.
Population
The current population of Lion's Den is not publicly known. In 2011, the population in the town was estimated at less than 1,000 people. The next national population census in
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots ...
is scheduled from 18 August 2012 through 28 August 2012.
Next Population Census In Zimbabwe Scheduled For August 2012
See also
* Districts of Zimbabwe
The Republic of Zimbabwe is broken down into 10 administrative provinces of Zimbabwe, provinces, which are divided into 64 districts and 1,970 Wards of Zimbabwe, wards.
Bulawayo Province
* Bulawayo
Harare Province
* Harare ...
* Provinces of Zimbabwe
Provinces are constituent Polity, political entities of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently has ten provinces, two of which are City, cities with provincial status. Zimbabwe is a unitary state, and its provinces exercise only the powers that the centr ...
* Economy of Zimbabwe
The economy of Zimbabwe is a gold standard based economy. Zimbabwe has a $44 billion dollar informal economy in PPP terms which translates to 64.1% of the total economy. Agriculture and mining largely contribute to exports. The economy is estima ...
References
Populated places in Mashonaland West Province
Makonde District
{{Geography of Zimbabwe