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.