Banket, Zimbabwe
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Banket (originally known as Banket Junction) is a town in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. It is located about 95 km north-west of Harare on the main Harare-Chinhoyi road. According to the 1982 Population Census, the town had a population of 5,698. Its name is derived from the banket rock formation in the area. Gold, copper and chrome is mined in the area. Cattle, maize, cotton and tobacco are commercially farmed in the area. There is a coffee processing plant in Banket and the entire provinces' coffee is processed here.