Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe

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title: "Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-mashonaland-central-province"] description: "Town in Zimbabwe" topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-mashonaland-central-province" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Darwin,_Zimbabwe" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Mount Darwin is a town in Mashonaland Central province in Zimbabwe.

Location

The town lies in Mount Darwin District, in Mashonaland Central Province in north-eastern Zimbabwe. It is located approximately 160 km, by road, northeast of Harare, the capital and largest city in that country.

Overview

In addition to the offices of Mount Darwin Town Council, the town is also the location of the Mount Darwin District Administration. The town has a public hospital, Mount Darwin District Hospital, and a mission hospital, Karanda Mission Hospital. Karanda attends to anywhere from 10 to 20 surgeries and between 200 and 300 outpatients daily. ZB Bank Limited, a commercial bank, maintains a branch in the town. Mount Darwin is also served by Mount Darwin Airport.

History

Mount Darwin is the probable site of some of the earliest European missionary work in southern Africa, by the Portuguese Jesuit Gonçalo da Silveira, who arrived in 1560 and was killed in March 1561 near Mount Darwin following a souring of relations with the local chief. Mount Darwin was named by the hunter and explorer Frederick Courtney Selous after the British naturalist Charles Darwin.

Climate

|location = Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe (1961–1990) |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = 28.3 |Feb high C = 27.9 |Mar high C = 28.0 |Apr high C = 27.6 |May high C = 26.1 |Jun high C = 24.0 |Jul high C = 23.8 |Aug high C = 26.2 |Sep high C = 29.3 |Oct high C = 31.5 |Nov high C = 30.7 |Dec high C = 28.8 |year high C = 27.7 |Jan low C = 18.5 |Feb low C = 18.4 |Mar low C = 17.1 |Apr low C = 14.3 |May low C = 9.8 |Jun low C = 6.6 |Jul low C = 6.1 |Aug low C = 8.1 |Sep low C = 12.5 |Oct low C = 16.7 |Nov low C = 18.4 |Dec low C = 18.5 |year low C = 13.8 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 219.0 |Feb rain mm = 185.9 |Mar rain mm = 86.7 |Apr rain mm = 28.9 |May rain mm = 5.2 |Jun rain mm = 0.9 |Jul rain mm = 1.2 |Aug rain mm = 0.5 |Sep rain mm = 1.4 |Oct rain mm = 10.3 |Nov rain mm = 64.2 |Dec rain mm = 183.4 |year rain mm = 787.6 |Jan rain days = 16 |Feb rain days = 14 |Mar rain days = 7 |Apr rain days = 2 |May rain days = 1 |Jun rain days = 0 |Jul rain days = 0 |Aug rain days = 0 |Sep rain days = 0 |Oct rain days = 1 |Nov rain days = 7 |Dec rain days = 14 |year rain days = 62 |source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web | url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=956 | title = World Weather Information Service – Mount Darwin | publisher = World Meteorological Organization | accessdate = 13 May 2016}}

Population

The current population of Mount Darwin is not publicly known. In 2004, the town's population was estimated at 6,350. The next national population census in Zimbabwe is scheduled from 18 August 2012 through 28 August 2012.

Notable people

The following notable people are associated with Mount Darwin:

  1. Christopher Kuruneri – A politician; he was an MP representative.
  2. Joice Mujuru – A politician; she was born here
  3. James Makamba – A businessman; he maintains a home in Mount Darwin
  4. Savior Kasukuwere – A politician; he was born here.

References

References

  1. [http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Zimbabwe_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Harare%20(Harare)%20&toplace=Mount%20Darwin%20()&fromlat=-17.8177778&tolat=-16.7833333&fromlng=31.0447222&tolng=31.5833333 Map Showing Harare And Mount Darwin With Distance Marker]
  2. (September 2018). "Hospital ministry". Karanda.org}}{{Dead link.
  3. [http://www.zb.co.zw/Our-Branches/menu-id-48.html List of Branches of ZB Bank Limited]{{dead link. (February 2018)
  4. [http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/cities/mount_darwin,_zimbabwe/j8/l6/89/ Estimated Population In 2004]{{Dead link. (April 2019)
  5. [http://www.izimbabwe.co.zw/component/k2/item/7708-zimbabwe-population-census-to-be-held-in-august-2012.html Next Population Census In Zimbabwe Scheduled For August 2012] {{webarchive. link. (5 December 2012)

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