Chiredzi
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| Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
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  Chiredzi, Zimbabwe
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| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Masvingo |
| District | Chiredzi |
| Established | late 19th Century |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+1) |
- This article is about the town. For district, see Chiredzi (District)
Chiredzi is a small town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. Together with its sister city of Triangle, it is the major center of sugar production in the country.
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[edit] Background
Chiredzi is a town in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe, near the Runde River. It is the administrative center for Chiredzi (District) and it is where both the rural & district councils are based.
It is served by an aerodrome at Buffalo Range. The nonprofit organization the Elias Fund has its Zimbabweam 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.
[edit] Population
The census of 1992 recorded the population of the town at 21,116. Hippo Valley Hospital, found in the district, is one of a numbers of center for HIV/AIDS treatment in the province.[1] The town is made up of one high-density suburb, Tshovani and one low density suburb. A large section of the residents are employed by the estate while the rest work in the service industry supplying services to the commercial farmers near the town.
[edit] Industry
The major industry of Chiredzi is sugar production. As is true throughout Zimbabwe, recent economic problems have impacted the lives of people locally. The growth of the town is mainly attributed to the sugar industry in the town. The town is located within the land claims of Hippo Valley Estate, which help the town council with both funding for infrastructural development and manpower. The estate is in charge of water treatment and distribution in the city.
Together with its sister town of Triangle Estate, Hippo Valley Estate form the center of sugar cane production in the country. It is on the edge of and serves the Hippo Valley Estate and serves as the main commercial centre for the estate and surrounding ranches.
[edit] External links
- Hippo Valley Christian Mission [2]
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