Bindura

Bindura
Town
Coat of arms
Bindura
Coordinates:17°18′S31°20′E
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Mashonaland Central
District	Bindura District
Established	1901
Elevation	1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	50,400
Time zone	UTC+2(CAT)
Area code	+26366210
Climate	Savanna
Website	http://bindurardc.co.zw/

Bindurais a village in the province ofMashonaland Centralprovince,Zimbabwe.It is located in theMazowe Valleyabout 88 km north-east ofHarare.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,now called Trojan Nickel Mine, a subsidiary ofMwana Africa plc,minesnickel,copperandcobaltin the area and operates asmelterrefinery just south of the town.Cottonandmaizeare grown intensely in the region. The first basic school in Bindura opened in 1912.

The perennialMazowe Riverflows around Bindura and through its north-eastern perimeter.

Bindura was originally named Kimberley Reefs after thegoldmine which was opened in 1901, and changed to Bindura in 1913 when therailwayarrived. Bindura is probably an Anglicised version of the Shona phrase,pindura mhuka,meaning "turn the game".

Notable people

• Freeman HKD(b. 1988), singer-songwriter
• Mai Chisamba(b. 1952), businesswoman and talk show host
• Mark McNulty(b. 1953), professional golfer