HISTORY OF BINDURA MUNICIPALITY
Bindura town is situated 89km North-East of Harare on the main road to Mt Darwin. The town lies in the ecological region 2 and is the provincial capital of Mashonaland Central Province. It is surrounded by rich Nickel and Gold mining operations and a well developed agricultural farming. It has excellent communication systems with links to all major cities by road, rail and telephone.
The discovery of gold and other minerals in 1890 saw European settlers invading the area. The Prince of Wales Mine was pegged in 1890, followed by the ASP blocks in 1896.Mining on the Kimberly Reefs began in 1901 and by 1912 the Hay mine was opened. 1913 saw the establishment of a settlement near Pindura Hill from which the name Bindura was derived. In 1914 the first Village Management Board was set up to administer the affairs of the settlement. Around June 1929 the Board was replaced by Town Management Board and later on, Road Councils were set to administer transport issues in the surround commercial areas.
In 1967 the Bindura Rural Councils was formed and in 1990 it transformed to a Town Council. The first township, Chipadze was established in 1965. The town has been growing since then. The council was awarded Municipal status in 1997. Today Bindura Municipality has become a big organization with a total workforce of 600 employees and it owns investment assets worth billions of dollars. Service delivery is considered to the main activity of the organization to seven (7) areas namely Chipadze, Chiwaridzo, Chipindura Park, Aerodrome, town, industrial and commercial. Bindura has a total number of 9876 households.