Zvishavane, formerly known as Shabani, is a mining town in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, 97 kilometres west of Masvingo on the main Bulawayo to Masvingo road. The town developed as a residential centre for the Shabani Mine, which began producing asbestos in 1916, and grew faster once the railway arrived in 1928. Platinum, gold, beryl, chromite, iron ore and diamonds are also mined nearby, including the diamonds of Murowa. A village management board was set up in 1921 and the town gained municipal status in 1968. It is home to the football clubs FC Platinum and Shabanie Mine and counted 59,714 people in the 2022 census.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Zimbabwe: Cities and Urban Localities
citypopulation.deCities and urban localities table, latest census
Zvishavane ( incl. Mining Area) MID 26,597 32,984 35,128 45,230 59,714 0
Cities and urban localities table, census year
Zvishavane ( incl. Mining Area) MID 26,597 32,984 35,128 45,230 59,714 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
Zvishavane (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Zimbabwe, LeadQuote, Part Of: Zimbabwe, Lead
is a mining town in Midlands Province, 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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