Masvingo

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Masvingo
Masvingo (Zimbabwe)
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Coordinates 20 ° 3 '45 "  S , 30 ° 49' 25"  O Coordinates: 20 ° 3 '45 "  S , 30 ° 49' 25"  O
Basic data
Country Zimbabwe

province

Masvingo
ISO 3166-2 ZW-MV
height 1075 m
surface 38 km²
Residents 87,886 (2012)
density 2,312.8  Ew. / km²
founding 1890
Street in Masvingo (2005)
Street in Masvingo (2005)

Masvingo (formerly Fort Victoria , named after Queen Victoria ) is the capital of the province of the same name in the southeast of Zimbabwe and had around 88,000 inhabitants in a census in 2012.

history

The city of Masvingo was founded in 1890, making it the oldest colonial city in Zimbabwe. The old fort from 1891, which was supposed to guard the road to the south, still stands as a monument in the city center.

Population development

The following overview shows the population by area since the 1982 census.

        year         Residents
1982 30,523
1992 51,743
2002 69,490
2012 87,886

location

The city is located near the Mutirikwisee National Park and is the terminus of a railway line to Gweru . It has an airport for domestic flights. The ruins of Greater Zimbabwe are about 28 kilometers away .

The stone carvings beyond production for the tourism market are interesting, some of which have already found their way into European art galleries. The jacaranda bloom in September is one of the city's attractions.

religion

Masvingo is the seat of the Masvingo diocese .

Personalities

  • Victor Mavedzenge (* 1974), Zimbabwean painter, performance and object artist and poet

Twin cities

Masvingo has been a twin town of Kernen in Remstal and Middlesbrough since 1990 .

Sports

Masvingo United football club played in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League .

Climate table

Masvingo
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.
 
 
129
 
28
17th
 
 
107
 
27
17th
 
 
66
 
27
15th
 
 
28
 
26th
13
 
 
13
 
24
9
 
 
5.7
 
22nd
6th
 
 
2.7
 
22nd
5
 
 
6.4
 
24
8th
 
 
10
 
27
11
 
 
30th
 
29
15th
 
 
77
 
29
16
 
 
140
 
28
17th
Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Monthly individual data since 1961 wetterkontor.de
Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Masvingo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 28.1 27.4 26.9 25.9 24.1 21.5 21.6 24.4 27.4 29.2 28.7 28.0 O 26.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 17.2 16.9 15.4 12.7 8.7 5.8 5.4 7.7 11.4 14.8 16.1 17.1 O 12.4
Precipitation ( mm ) 128.7 107.2 65.6 27.9 12.8 5.7 2.7 6.4 10.4 29.6 77.2 140.2 Σ 614.4
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 8.0 7.4 7.9 8.1 8.6 8.3 8.5 9.2 9.3 8.4 7.6 7.0 O 8.2
Rainy days ( d ) 10 8th 6th 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 7th 10 Σ 54
Humidity ( % ) 70 74 71 73 67 65 61 53 47 54 66 71 O 64.3
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28.1
17.2
27.4
16.9
26.9
15.4
25.9
12.7
24.1
8.7
21.5
5.8
21.6
5.4
24.4
7.7
27.4
11.4
29.2
14.8
28.7
16.1
28.0
17.1
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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107.2
65.6
27.9
12.8
5.7
2.7
6.4
10.4
29.6
77.2
140.2
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: Monthly individual data since 1961 wetterkontor.de

Web links

Commons : Masvingo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census 2012. ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 390 kB), p. 8; accessed on June 11, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.zimstat.co.zw
  2. ↑ Zimbabwe: Provinces, Cities & Places - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  3. ↑ WWIS 1961–1990 ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wwis.dwd.de
  4. ↑ Monthly individual data since 1961