title: Mashonaland Central Province
text: # Mashonaland Central Province
  
  Mashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 28,347 $km^2$ and a population of 1,152,520 (2012 census), representing about 8.5% of the total Zimbabwe population.
  
  ## Background
  
  Bindura is the capital of the province. During the 2002/2003 rainy season, the area experienced heavy flooding, along with several other Zimbabwean provinces.
  
  ## Mashonaland Central districts
  
  The province is divided into eight districts:
  
  * Bindura
  * Mbire
  * Guruve
  * Mount Darwin
  * Rushinga
  * Shamva
  * Mazowe
  * Muzarabani
  