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Sign in to savethumb|St Augustine's Mission in Penhalonga, c. 1932 Penhalonga is mining village in Mutasa District of Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe, located 18 km north of Mutare in a valley where the Tsambe and Imbeza Rivers meet the Mutare River. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 4,477. Ancient gold workings have been found in the area. In 1895 the Penhalonga Mine opened and the village grew around the gold mine. The name is derived from the shona word Panoronga meaning "the place that shines". The origin is often confused with the Portuguese words "Penha" which
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- Locality
- Penhalonga
- Region
- Manicaland
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 7,681
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Elevation
- 1364
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
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- Penhalonga
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