Shamva District Explained

Shamva District
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Zimbabwe
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Mashonaland Central
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shamva
Area Total Km2:2,695
Population As Of:2022 census
Population Total:165,641
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:-17.1667°N 31.6667°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:953

Shamva is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the village of Shamva.

One of the noted gold mines in Zimbabwe is the Shamva Mine, located 70 km northeast of Harare, which had produced 52 tonnes of gold by 1982. Gold deposits are found within volcaniclastics, associated with pyrite.[2]

Schools in Shamva include Chindunduma, madziva Wadzanai secondary schools. DAPP Humana People to People head office is In Shamva.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shamva District. GeoNameId : 881344. geonames.org. 2009-06-15.
  2. Book: Foster . R.P . Wilson . J.F. . Foster . R.P. . Geological setting of Archaen gold deposits in Zimbabwe, in Gold '82: The Geology, Geochemistry and Genesis of Gold Deposits . 1984 . Geological Society of Zimbabwe, A.A. Balkema . Rotterdam . 906191504X . 536–539.