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Chiredzi - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 21°02′20″S 31°40′40″E / 21.03889°S 31.67778°E

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Chiredzi north
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Chiredzi
Coordinates: 21°02′20″S 31°40′40″E / 21.03889°S 31.67778°E / -21.03889; 31.67778
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Masvingo
District	Chiredzi
Established	late 1950s. 1st July 1967 Rural Council established.
Elevation	438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (2022 census)^[1]
• Total	40,100
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Area code	031
Climate	BSh
Website	www.chiredzi.co.zw

Chiredzi is a town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. It is located near the Runde River, which has a tributary called the 'Chiredzi'.^[2] As the administrative center for Chiredzi District, it is where both the rural and district councils are based.

Infrastructure

Chiredzi is served by a small international airport at Buffalo Range called "Buffalo Range Airport," or "BFO."^[3]
The non-profit organization, Elias Fund, has its Zimbabwean 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.
The Hippo Valley Estates is located here, with its A-school and private school, that is Hippo Valley Primary school. South Eastern College is also located in Chiredzi, and serves as the only A-rated private high school in the area.
Hippo Valley Hospital is one of a number of centers for the treatment of HIV or AIDS in the province.^[4]

Population

The census of 2002 recorded the population of the town at 26,129.^[4]

Wildlife

Chiredzi has Gonarezhou National Park with Malilangwe. The two places have been visited by celebrities and support tourism. They enclose the wildlife consisting of carnivorous, herbivorous and omnivorous animals, such as the red-billed quelea^[5] and Zimbabwean cheetah.^[6]

References

^ Citypopulation.de Population of cities & urban localities in Zimbabwe
^ Matiza, T.; Crafter, S. A., eds. (1994). "Wetlands in Zimbabwe: an overview". Wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe: proceedings of a seminar on wetlands ecology and priorities for conservation in Zimbabwe. IUCN. pp. 1–20. ISBN 978-2-8317-0202-5.
^ "Airport Information - Buffalo Range Airport, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe". P.L.M. van Smeden. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b "AIDS treatment centers". Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
^ Robert Cheke, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom (2015). "Quelea quelea (weaver bird)". Invasive Species Compendium. Retrieved 4 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Zimbabwe cheetahs". Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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v t e Masvingo Province
Business centres	Maranda Mwenezi Neshuro Rutenga Mupandawana Jerera Chivi (Chibi) Zaka Ndanga Mashava (Mashaba) Madamombe Ngundu Musume Malipati Gurajena Gwengwerere
Towns and cities	Gutu Chiredzi Triangle Masvingo (Fort Victoria)
Districts	Chivi (Chibi) Bikita Zaka Gutu Chiredzi Mwenezi (Nuanetsi) Masvingo (Victoria)
Noteworthy places	Hippo Valley Great Zimbabwe Triangle Gonarezhou Lake Mutirikwe (Lake Kyle) Manyuchi Gaths Mine

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