5-483: Bindura is a city 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 city 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 , now called Trojan Nickel Mine,
10-472: A subsidiary of Mwana Africa plc , mines nickel , copper and cobalt in the area and operates a smelter 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
15-455: Is the capital of the province. During the 2002/2003 rainy season, the area experienced heavy flooding. The province is divided into eight districts: 17°00′S 31°00′E / 17.000°S 31.000°E / -17.000; 31.000 This Zimbabwe location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about government in Zimbabwe is
20-607: The total Zimbabwe population. It is dominated by the Shona speaking locals. The province spans the northern mainland of the country, extending into the Zambezi valley and reaching the Mozambican border in the northeast. Its capital, Bindura, is approximately 90 kilometers from the national capital, Harare. The province encompasses towns including Mount Darwin, Mazowe, Glendale, Guruve, Muzarabani, Centenary , and Shamva. Bindura
25-411: 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". Mashonaland Central Mashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe . It is divided into eight districts and has an area of 28,347 km and a population of 1,384,891 (2012 census), representing about 9.1% of
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