Eiffel Flats
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Eiffel Flats is a village in the province of Mashonaland West
, Zimbabwe
. It is located about 7 km east of Kadoma
. The village began in 1905 as a residential township for the Cam and Motor gold
mines. The two original mines are now closed but gold is still mined in the area and there is a refinery in the village. Nickel
is also refined at a refinery.
Wiridzayi Nguruve, who in 1982 became the first Commissioner of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, was the member in charge of Eiffel Flats Police Station as a Sub Inspector, in the mid-1970s.
Present is a Primay School( Eiffel Flats Primay School) established in 1917 and its first Headmaster being Mr Loveridge.It is one of the more reputable private primay schools in both the region and the country.
A few hundred yards from the school is the Cam and Motor Club. Under it are a number of sporting societies such as the Cam and Motor Golf Club, Cam and Motor Squash/ Bowls/ and Tennis clubs along with a sports bar and family restaurant.
Mashonaland West
Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.2 million . Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.Mashonaland West is divided into 6 districts:* Chegutu* Hurungwe* Kadoma* Kariba...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. It is located about 7 km east of Kadoma
Kadoma, Zimbabwe
Kadoma is a city in Zimbabwe in the Mashonaland West province, 140 km south-west of Harare on the main road to Bulawayo. It was known as Gatooma until 1982....
. The village began in 1905 as a residential township for the Cam and Motor gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
mines. The two original mines are now closed but gold is still mined in the area and there is a refinery in the village. Nickel
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...
is also refined at a refinery.
Wiridzayi Nguruve, who in 1982 became the first Commissioner of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, was the member in charge of Eiffel Flats Police Station as a Sub Inspector, in the mid-1970s.
Present is a Primay School( Eiffel Flats Primay School) established in 1917 and its first Headmaster being Mr Loveridge.It is one of the more reputable private primay schools in both the region and the country.
A few hundred yards from the school is the Cam and Motor Club. Under it are a number of sporting societies such as the Cam and Motor Golf Club, Cam and Motor Squash/ Bowls/ and Tennis clubs along with a sports bar and family restaurant.