Chimoio
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Place details
- Locality
- Cidade de Chimoio
- Region
- Manica
- Country
- Moçambique
- Population
- 422,046
- Timezone
- Africa/Maputo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chimoio
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Chimoio Airport, Mozambique.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Chimoio Airport
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mozambique
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Provinces
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Manica Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Chimoio District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Presidente do Conselho Municipal
- Settlement.leader_name
- João Ferreira (Frelimo)
Key dates
- Inception
- 1969
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Mozambique
- Country
- Mozambique
- Located in
- Manica Province
- Population
- +238976
- Area
- +174
- Elevation
- +664
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Manica Province
- Image
- Chimoio Conselho Municipal (9563961223).jpg
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History and landmarks
- Pre-colonial era
- Arab explorations
- Portuguese colonization
- Independent Mozambique
- Climate
- Demographics
- Infrastructure
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Chimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique.
Chimoio's name under Portuguese administration was Vila Pery. Vila Pery developed under Portuguese rule as an important agricultural and textiles centre.