Mashonaland East Province

Mashonaland East, informally Mash East, is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 32,230 km² and a population of approximately 1.73 million (2022).^[2] Marondera is the capital of the province.

Mashonaland East
Province
Mashonaland East, Province of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Capital	Marondera
Area
• Total	32,230 km2 (12,440 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	1,731,173
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
HDI (2018)	0.539[1] low · 7th

Districts of Mashonaland East

Constituencies

Demographics

Census	Population[2]
2002	1,127,413
2012	1,344,955
2022	1,731,173

The province has a history of African migrants from neigboouring countries such as Mozambique and Malawi. Notable ethnic groups in the province are the Shonas, Ndebele, Nyanja, Tumbuka and other groups. Several languages are spoken in different districts such as Shona, Nyanja, Ndebele, Chitumbuka, and Chibarwe, among others.

Geography

Districts

The Mashonaland East is divided into nine districts:

• Chikomba
• Goromonzi
• Marondera
• Mudzi
• Murehwa (Mrehwa)
• Mutoko
• Seke
• Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP)
• Wedza (Hwedza)

Education

Main article: List of secondary schools in Mashonaland East

See also

• Provinces of Zimbabwe
• Districts of Zimbabwe