Chiredzi is a town in Masvingo province in south-east Zimbabwe. It is located near the
Runde River
The Runde River (formerly Lundi River) is a river in southeastern Zimbabwe. It is a tributary of the Save River and its major tributaries include the Ngezi River, Tokwe River, Mutirikwe River and Chiredzi River.
Characteristics and geography ...
Chiredzi
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'. As the administrative center for Chiredzi District, it is where both the rural and district counci ...
'. 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
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Buffalo Range Airport is an airport serving Chiredzi, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. It is northwest of the town.
Characteristics
The Chiredzi non-directional beacon (Ident: CZ) is located off the threshold of runway 14. The Chiredzi o ...
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Buffalo Range Airport
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Buffalo Range Airport is an airport serving Chiredzi, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. It is northwest of the town.
Characteristics
The Chiredzi non-directional beacon (Ident: CZ) is located off the threshold of runway 14. The Chiredzi ...
," or "BFO."
* The non-profit organization,
Elias Fund
The Elias Fund is a nonprofit organization funding community development and education for Zimbabwean youth.
Overview
The Elias Fund began with a simple purpose - help one man raise his children. Today EF empowers Zimbabwean communities to build ...
, 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
Hippo Valley Estate () is a sugar estate found near the town of Chiredzi in Chiredzi District of southeastern Zimbabwe, on the Runde River near the border with Mozambique.
Background
It was established in 1956 as a citrus estate and soon it di ...
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
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual m ...
in the province.
Population
The census of 2002 recorded the population of the town at 26,129.
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 and
Zimbabwean cheetah
The Southeast African cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus jubatus'') is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa. The Southern African cheetah lives mainly in the lowland areas and deserts of the Kalahari, the savannahs of Okav ...
.
See also
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Chiredzi F.C.
Chiredzi Football Club is a Zimbabwean football (soccer), football club based in Chiredzi. They play in the top division of Zimbabwean football, the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League.Masvingo Province