Bindura
Sign in to saveBindura is a city in the province of Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe Valley about 88 km north-east of Harare. According to the 1982 Population Census, the city had a population of 18,243. This rose to 21,167 in the 1992 census and in the 2012 census it had reached 46,275. It is the administrative capital of the province. Bindura Nickel, now called Trojan Nickel Mine, a subsidiary of Mwana Africa plc, mines nickel, copper and cobalt in the area and operates a smelter refinery just south of the town. Cotton and maize are grown intensely in the region. The
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Place details
- Locality
- Bindura
- Region
- Mashonaland Central
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 50,400
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bindura
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_shield
- Bindura.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mashonaland Central
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bindura District
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1901
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1070
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 50400
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CAT
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 46275
- Elevation
- 1118
- Official website
- bindurardc.co.zw
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- inception
- 1901-00-00
- native label
- Bindura
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Bindura is a city in the province of Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe. It is located in the Mazowe Valley about 88 km north-east of Harare. According to the 1982 Population Census, the city had a population of 18,243. This rose to 21,167 in the 1992 census and in the 2012 census it had reached 46,275. It is the administrative capital of the province. Bindura Nickel, now called Trojan Nickel Mine, a subsidiary of Mwana Africa plc, mines nickel, copper and cobalt in the area and operates a smelter refinery just south of the town. Cotton and maize are grown intensely in the region. The first basic school in Bindura opened in 1912.
The perennial Mazowe River flows around Bindura and through its north-eastern perimeter.
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