Vanad is a village in the province of
Mashonaland West
Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.9 million (2022). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.
Demographics
Geography
Districts
Mashonaland West is divid ...
,
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 located about 12 km north of
Mutorashanga in the Mvurwi Range. The village started as a residential settlement for the Vanad
chromite
Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron(II) oxide and chromium(III) oxide compounds. It can be represented by the chemical formula of Iron, FeChromium, Cr2Oxygen, O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. The ...
mine, operated by ZimAlloys.
According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 2,565. With the closure of the mine, Vanad became a
Ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
.
References
Populated places in Mashonaland West Province
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