Chiredzi

Coordinates: 21°02′20″S 31°40′40″E / 21.03889°S 31.67778°E / -21.03889; 31.67778
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This article is about the town. For district, see
Chiredzi (District)
.

Chiredzi
north
Town
UTC+2 (CAT)
Area code031
ClimateBSh
Websitewww.chiredzi.co.zw

Chiredzi is a 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
    AIDS in the province.[4]

Population

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

Wildlife

See also: Wildlife of Zimbabwe

Chiredzi has

Zimbabwean cheetah.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Zimbabwe
  2. ISBN 978-2-8317-0202-5
    .
  3. ^ "Airport Information - Buffalo Range Airport, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe". P.L.M. van Smeden. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "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 4 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe cheetahs". Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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