Bindura Explained

Bindura
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Zimbabwe
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Zimbabwe
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mashonaland Central
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bindura District
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1901
Elevation M:1070
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:50400
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:-17.3°N 51°W
Area Code:+26366210
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Savanna
Website:http://bindurardc.co.zw/

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, 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 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".

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/zimbabwe/cities/ Citypopulation.de