Mashonaland Central is a
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
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 divided into eight districts and has an area of 28,347 km
2 and a population of 1,384,891 (2012 census),
representing about 9.1% of the total Zimbabwe population. It is dominated by the Shona speaking locals.
Geography
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
A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century.
Notable events
Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include:
* Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
, and Shamva.
Demographics
Background
Bindura is the capital of the province. During the 2002/2003 rainy season, the area experienced heavy flooding.
Mashonaland Central districts
The province is divided into eight districts:
*
Bindura
*
Mbire
*
Guruve
*
Mount Darwin
*
Rushinga
*
Shamva
*
Mazowe
*
Muzarabani
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 ...
References
Provinces of Zimbabwe
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