Mhangura
Mhangura | |
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| Population (2009) | 6,503 |
Mhangura (formerly Mangula) is a Town in Mashonaland West Province, 185 km North West of Harare and 65 km North of Chinhoyi. It is a copper mining town. The name was probably derived from the Shona word mhangura meaning "red metal" in reference to copper.
Location
Coordinates: 16°54′S 30°09′E
According to the 1982 census, Mhangura had a population of 11,175.
In 2009, the population was about 6,503.
History
In 1930, a copper deposit was discovered by Anglo American.
In 1955, the deposit began to be worked.
Miriam Mine (formerly Norah Mine) is owned by MTD (Mangula) Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp, with a major government interest. This deposit had 12.3 million tons of reserves in 1984. It was closed. The deposit was composed of a sediment-hosted ore zone following an epidiorite sill. There is evidence of evaporites present in the area.<br/.
All mining was closed in the late 1990s, due to falling prices on the world copper market.
Government
In the 2013 Elections, (see A History of Zimbabwean Elections) Mhangura returned to Parliament:
- Douglas Mombeshora of Zanu PF with 17 846 votes or 90.09 percent,
- Thomas Maseko of MDC–T with 1 659 votes or 8.37 percent,
- Tafadzwa Chiutsi of MDC–N with 304 votes or 1.53 percent,
Total 19 809 votes
Other information
Main crops in the area are maize, tobacco, cotton and coffee.
Natsai Mushangwe, a cricketer, comes from Mhangura.
Infrastructure
See Mhangura Secondary School.
See Richmond Secondary School.
See Ridziwi High School.
Further Reading
References
- ↑ [Katherine Sayce (Ed), Tabex, Encyclopedia Zimbabwe], Tabex, Encyclopedia Zimbabwe, (Quest Publishing, Harare, 1987), Retrieved: 25 July 2019
- ↑ Wikipedia, Wikipedia, Retrieved: 22 October 2019
- ↑ Mhangura: The melting pot of poverty, STIs, The Standard, Published: 7 October 2018, Retrieved: 22 October 2019
- ↑ Miriam Mine (Norah Mine), Mindat.org, Retrieved: 22 October 2019
