Mupandawana

Mpandawana
Mpandawana
Mpandawana is located in Zimbabwe
Mpandawana
Mpandawana
Location of Mpandawana
Coordinates: 19°38′12″S 031°10′06″E / 19.63667°S 31.16833°E / -19.63667; 31.16833
CountryZimbabwe
RegionMidlands
ProvinceMasvingo
DistrictGutu
Elevation
1,398 m (4,587 ft)
Population
 • Total30,000
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Mpandawana[1] is a town and the largest service centre in Gutu, Zimbabwe. In the early years of independent Zimbabwe's economic planning, Mpandawana was designated as a "growth point".[2] By 2012 the settlement had a population of over 30,000 and, in 2014, was granted town status.[3]

  1. ^ Mpandawana Business Centre (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ Saunyama, Jairos (17 March 2014). "Mpandawana, Jerera growth points still vibrant". The Zimbabwe Mail. Harare, Zimbabwe.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mpandawana granted town status". The Herald. Harare, Zimbabwe. 28 April 2014.