Shamva is a town in Shamva District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe, in the Mazowe valley about 90 kilometres northeast of Harare. Colonizers called the area Abercorn, and the present name comes from the tsamvi tree, which grows there in abundance. The town is best known for the Shamva gold mine at the foot of Shamva Mountain, which reopened under new owners, and nickel is now also mined in the area. In 1927 it saw what was probably the first labour strike by African workers in Rhodesia. The citypopulation.de census table lists 9,437 residents for Shamva at the 2002 census.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Zimbabwe: Cities and Urban Localities
citypopulation.deCities and urban localities table, latest census
Shamva ( incl. Shamva Mine) MSC 4,617... 9,437 908... 0
Cities and urban localities table, census year
Shamva ( incl. Shamva Mine) MSC 4,617... 9,437 908... 0
View the Source 2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Zimbabwe
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, CoastlineQuote, Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
3. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone1970.tab
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone line for ZimbabweQuote, Zone line for Zimbabwe
MZ,BI,BW,CD,MW,RW,ZM,ZW -2558+03235 Africa/Maputo Central Africa Time
Shamva (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Zimbabwe, LeadQuote, Part Of: Zimbabwe, Lead
is a town in the province of Mashonaland Central in the Shamva District of Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Africa, Lead, continent of the countryQuote, On Continent: Africa, Lead, continent of the country
is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa
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