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Chivhu

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Chivhu, originally known as Enkeldoorn, is a small town in Zimbabwe, with an estimated population of 10,000 in 2007. It is located south of Harare on the main road south to Masvingo and South Africa.

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Locality
Chivhu
Region
Mashonaland East
Country
Zimbabwe
Population
12,958
Timezone
Africa/Harare

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Chivhu
Settlement.other_name
Enkeldoorn
Settlement.pushpin_map
Zimbabwe
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
200
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Zimbabwe
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Mashonaland
Settlement.timezone
CAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+2
Settlement.blank_name
Climate
Settlement.blank_info
Cwb

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Population
10263
Image
Chivhu21032005.jpg
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Commons category
Chivhu
P12749
140 BC
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Chivhu, originally known as Enkeldoorn, is a small town in Zimbabwe, with an estimated population of 10,000 in 2007. It is located south of Harare on the main road south to Masvingo and South Africa.

==Name== Chivhu's original name, Enkeldoorn, is a Dutch and Afrikaans word meaning "lone thorn". It refers to the tree acacia robusta and implies that a single specimen once grew there. The name was adopted in 1891 but was changed to Chivhu in 1982, on the second anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence. The current name comes from the Shona language and means "anthill".

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