Mashonaland East Province

Mashonaland East Dunhu reMashonaland East (Shona) Isabelo seMashonaland East (Northern Ndebele)
Province
Mashonaland East, Province of Zimbabwe
Country	Zimbabwe
Capital	Marondera
Government
• Type	Provincial Government
• Minister of State for Provincial Affairs	Itayi Ndudzo (ZANU-PF)
Area
• Total	32,230 km2 (12,440 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)
• Total	1,731,173
• Density	53.71/km2 (139.1/sq mi)
HDI (2018)	0.539 low · 7th

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). Marondera is the capital of the province.

Demographics

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

Education

See also

• Provinces of Zimbabwe
• Districts of Zimbabwe

Notes

External links

• "Base map of Mashonaland East Province" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014.

17°30′S 32°00′E / 17.500°S 32.000°E / -17.500; 32.000

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