Mupandawana

Mpandawana Mpandawana
Mpandawana Location of Mpandawana
Coordinates: 19°38′12″S 031°10′06″E
Country	Zimbabwe
Region	Midlands
Province	Masvingo
District	Gutu
Elevation	1,398 m (4,587 ft)
Population
• Total	30,000
Time zone	UTC+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]

Infrastructure

The centre has a post office,[4] shops[2] banking services, schools and a hospital,[5] but there is no resident medical doctor.[5] There are paved streets,[2] including the main east-west road through the settlement.[6] Mpandawana has electricity.[5] Water for the town is supplied from Mushaviri dam. Mpandawana has several residential suburbs, namely Old Location, Tompsky, Hwiru (United Nations), Gonvill, Western suburbs and the newest development, Chomfuli low density suburb.

Education

Gutu United Primary School
Hwiru Primary School
Mpandawana High School
Gutu Vocational Training Centre
Shain Primary School

Administration offices and businesses

Mupandawana Town Council
Magistrates Court
Ministry of Education offices
Agritex
Blue Ribbon Bakery
ZESA
N. Richards and Company
Tel One
Gutu Post Office
Mpandawana Post Office
Spar supermarket

Notes

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.
4. "ZimPost: Find a Post Office: Midlands Offices". Zimbabwe Posts. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014.
5. "Gutu Central Constituency" (PDF). Parliament of Zimbabwe, Research Department. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2014.
6. Satellite imagery of "Mpandawana". Bing maps.