Chinhoyi
Sign in to saveChinhoyi, previously known as Sinoia during the colonial era, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District. It has a population of 90,800 and is primarily a college town, although it was originally founded as an Italian group settlement scheme. The nearby Chinhoyi Caves and national park are a popular attraction.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Chinhoyi is referenced by 269 other articles, and connects out to Mashonaland West Province, Chinhoyi Caves and Zimbabwe.
It is catalogued under topics including Chinhoyi, Makonde District and Populated places in Mashonaland West Province.
Its subject is documented across 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chinhoyi
- Region
- Mashonaland West
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 90,800
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Chinhoyi
- Settlement.other_name
- Sinoia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms of Chinhoyi.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Zimbabwe
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Mashonaland West
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Makonde District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chinhoyi Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1906
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 90800
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Located in
- Makonde District
- Population
- 56794
- Elevation
- 1158
- Capital of
- Mashonaland West Province
- Image
- Chinhoyi caves, Zimbabwe.JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Overview
- History
- Transport
- Economy
- Population
- Recreational sites
- Chinhoyi Caves
- See also
- References
- External links
Chinhoyi, previously known as Sinoia during the colonial era, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District. It has a population of 90,800 and is primarily a college town, although it was originally founded as an Italian group settlement scheme. The nearby Chinhoyi Caves and national park are a popular attraction.
==Geography== Chinhoyi is located on the western banks of the Manyame River, in Makonde District, in Mashonaland West Province in central northern Zimbabwe. Its location lies approximately northwest of Harare by road, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in the country. Chinhoyi lies on the main road, Highway A-1, between Harare and Chirundu, at the International border with Zambia, about , further northwest of Chinhoyi.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chinhoyi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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