Kadoma District was a district in Zimbabwe. It was splited 2007 in Mhondoro–Ngezi District and Sanyati District.

Location

The district was located in Mashonaland West Province, one of the 10 administrative provinces in Zimbabwe. Its chief city, Kadoma, with an estimated population of 76,890 in 2004, lies approximately 166 km, by road, southwest of Harare, the national capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the district been:18° 18' 0.00"S, 29° 48' 0.00"E (Latitude:18.3000; Longitude:29.8000).

Overview

Kadoma District was in the middle of a mining region. The chief minerals been gold, copper and nickel. The most significant mine of the region is the Cam and Motor Mine, which is located in Eiffel Flats, about 10 km, by road, northeast of Kadoma. Cam and Motor is the largest gold producer in Zimbabwe's history. Under the present regime, Cam and Motor is owned by Rio Tinto Zimbabwe. Other smaller mines in the district include: (a) Venice Mine (b) Dalny Mine (c) Brompton Mine (d) Pickstone Mine (e) Etna Mine (f) Patchway Mine (g) Magisa Mines (h) Savannah Mines and (i) Gatawa Mines. Cotton was grown in the district and there was some development of related industries before 1990. The David Whithead Textile Manufacturing Company was opened in 1952.

Population

In 2002, the district population was estimated at 235,531 people.