Mashonaland Central Province

Mashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe. It is divided into eight districts and has an area of 28,347 km2 and a population of 1,384,891 (2012 census),[2] representing about 9.1% of the total Zimbabwe population.

Mashonaland Central
Province
Mashonaland Central, Province of Zimbabwe
Mashonaland Central, Province of Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
CapitalBindura
Area
 • Total28,347 km2 (10,945 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,384,891
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
HDI (2018)0.519[1]
low · 10th
Districts of Mashonaland Central

Geography

Demographics
Census Population[2]
2002 995,427
2012 1,152,520
2022 1,384,891

Background

Bindura is the capital of the province. During the 2002/2003 rainy season, the area experienced heavy flooding, along with several other Zimbabwean provinces.

Mashonaland Central districts

The province is divided into eight districts:

  • Bindura
  • Mbire
  • Guruve
  • Mount Darwin
  • Rushinga
  • Shamva
  • Mazowe
  • Muzarabani

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) the people who inhabit the province are Shona(Zimbabwe PopulationStatistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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