Bindura

Bindura
Town
Coat of arms
Bindura
Coordinates: 17°18′S 31°20′E / 17.300°S 31.333°E / -17.300; 31.333Coordinates: 17°18′S 31°20′E / 17.300°S 31.333°E / -17.300; 31.333
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Mashonaland Central
District	Bindura District
Established	1901
Elevation	1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	46,275
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Area code(s)	+26366210
Climate	Savannah
Website	http://bindurardc.co.zw/

Bindura is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central province, Zimbabwe. It is located in the about 88 km north-east of Harare. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town 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, 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 runs around Bindura and through the north-eastern perimeter.

Bindura was originally named Kimberley Reefs after the gold mine which was opened in 1901, and changed to Bindura in 1913 when the railway arrived. Bindura is probably an Anglicised version of the Shona Phrase, pindura mhuka, meaning "turn the game".^{[citation needed]}

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