Shamva District

Shamva is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of . The district capital is the village of . One of the noted gold mines in Zimbabwe is the Shamva Mine, located 70 km northeast of , which had produced 52 tonnes of gold by 1982.
Tap on a place
to explore it
  • Type: district of Zimbabwe with 166,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: Shamva” and “Tsambvi

Shamva District

Latitude
-17.1237° or 17° 7′ 25″ south
Longitude
31.6415° or 31° 38′ 29″ east
Population
166,000
Elevation
925 metres (3,035 feet)
Open location code
5GJHVJGR+GH
Geo­Names ID
881344
Wiki­data ID
Q1756329
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Shamva District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Zulu—“Shamva District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Shamva District
  • Dutch: Shamva District
  • Italian: Distretto di Shamva
  • Japanese: シャンヴァ地区
  • Lithuanian: Šamvos rajonas
  • Russian: Шамва
  • Swahili: Wilaya ya Shamva
  • Zulu: Shamva District

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bushu Reserve and Chief Bushu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Guyu Dam and Roof.

Zimbabwe: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Harare, Victoria Falls, Bulawayo, and Great Zimbabwe.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shamva District”. Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0.