Mbire District

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Mbire District
second-level administrative subdivision
Country Zimbabwe
Province Mashonaland Central
Area
  Total
4,696 km2 (1,813 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total
83,720
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+1 (CEST)

Mbire District is a district of the Province Mashonaland Central in Zimbabwe. [1] [2] It is the namesake of the early dinosaur Mbiresaurus , which was discovered in Mbire District. [3]

References

  1. "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "Census 2012" (PDF). UNSD. UNSD. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. Griffin, Christopher T.; Wynd, Brenen M.; Munyikwa, Darlington; Broderick, Tim J.; Zondo, Michel; Tolan, Stephen; Langer, Max C.; Nesbitt, Sterling J.; Taruvinga, Hazel R. (8 September 2022). "Africa's oldest dinosaurs reveal early suppression of dinosaur distribution" . Nature. 609 (7926): 313–319. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05133-x. ISSN   0028-0836.