Chiredzi

Chiredzi
north
Town

Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Chilaz
Chiredzi
Coordinates: 21°02′20″S 31°40′40″E / 21.03889°S 31.67778°E / -21.03889; 31.67778Coordinates: 21°02′20″S 31°40′40″E / 21.03889°S 31.67778°E / -21.03889; 31.67778
Country  Zimbabwe
Province Masvingo
District Chiredzi
Established late 19th century
Elevation 438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (2012 Census)[1]</ref>
 • Total 30,197
 • Estimate (2010) 30,430
  estimated
Time zone UTC+2 (CAT)
Area code(s) 031
Climate BSh
Website www.chiredzi.co.zw

Chiredzi is a small town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. It is located near the Runde River, which has a tributary called the 'Chiredzi'.[2] As the administrative center for Chiredzi District, it is where both the rural and district councils are based.

Infrastructure

  • Chiredzi is served by a small international airport at Buffalo Range called "Buffalo Range Airport," or "BFO."[3]
  • The non-profit organization, Elias Fund, has its Zimbabwean base of operations in Chiredzi. The Mashoko / Hippo Valley Christian Mission also had headquarters in Chiredzi, from which it oversees two orphanages and a number of schools and churches throughout the province.
  • The Hippo Valley Estates is located here, with its A-school and private school, that is Hippo Valley Primary school. South Eastern College is also located in Chiredzi, and serves as the only A-rated private high school in the area.
  • Hippo Valley Hospital is one of a number of centers for the treatment of HIV or AIDS in the province.[4]

Population

The census of 2002 recorded the population of the town at 26,129.[4]

Wildlife

Chiredzi has Gonarezhou National Park with Malilangwe. The two places have been visited by celebrities and support tourism. They enclose the wildlife consisting of carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous animals, such as the red-billed quelea[5] and Zimbabwean cheetah.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. "2012 Census Provincial Report: Masvingo". Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Matiza, T.; Crafter, S. A., eds. (1994). "Wetlands in Zimbabwe: an overview". Wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe: proceedings of a seminar on wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe. IUCN. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-2-8317-0202-5.
  3. ↑ "Airport Information - Buffalo Range Airport, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe". P.L.M. van Smeden. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. 1 2 "AIDS treatment centers". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  5. ↑ Robert Cheke, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom (2015). "Quelea quelea (weaver bird)". Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe cheetahs". Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
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