Mashonaland West Province
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Capital | Chinhoyi |
| surface | 57,441 km² |
| Residents | 1,501,656 (2012) |
| density | 26 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | ZW-MW |
Coordinates: 17 ° 0 ′ S , 30 ° 0 ′ E
Mashonaland West (German Westmaschonaland ) is a province of Zimbabwe . It has a total area of 57,441 km² and 1.5 million inhabitants (2012). Their capital is Chinhoyi .
West Mashonaland is a contrasting area. The northern part with the steep Zambezi slope is not very fertile, sparsely unpopulated and partially designated as a national park. Larger places in the northern part are Kariba and Karoi . There is also the Kariba dam .
The southern part is fertile, densely populated, intensively used agriculturally and with many small towns ( Kadoma , Chinhoyi , Norton , Chegutu , Muzvezve ).
Districts
- Chegutu
- Hurungwe
- Kariba
- Makonde
- Nhondoro-Ngezi
- Sanyati
- Zvimba
Geographical location
| Zambia | Zambia | Mashonaland Central |
| Matabeleland North Province |
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Mashonaland Central |
| Midlands Province | Midlands Province | Mashonaland East |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ZimStat : Zimbabwe Population Census 2012. (pdf) October 2013, accessed on September 7, 2019 (English).
