Chipinge

Chipinge
Coordinates	20 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  S , 32 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 20 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  S , 32 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E
Basic data
Country	Zimbabwe
province	Manicaland
height	1065 m
surface	10 km²
Residents	25,214 (2012)
density	2,521.4  Ew. / km²

Chipinge , also chip Inga or Chapina, named after a resident traditional chief, is a town in the province of Manicaland in Zimbabwe . It has about 25,000 inhabitants (2012 census) and is located in a valley in the Eastern Highlands near the border with Mozambique .

Chipinge is near the Chimanimani Mountains. The river Buzi has its source near the city .

Mainly Ndebele live in Chipinge . The city can be reached from Mutare by road. The climate is hot and humid (1,105 mm average annual rainfall), which favors agriculture. The farmers plant tea, coffee and macademia nuts. There is a school, a hospital and a 1,000 meter long runway.

Chipinga had a dairy farm until 1976. Dairy farming has largely disappeared since coffee growing expanded due to a breeding station located here.

Climate table

Chipinge
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     209   26th 17th     204   26th 17th     143   25th 16     62   24 15th     31   22nd 12     17th   20th 10     20th   20th 10     21st   22nd 11     26th   25th 13     53   26th 14th     103   26th 16     210   26th 17th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: wetterkontor.de

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Chipinge Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 26.2 25.6 25.1 23.9 22.2 20.3 20.2 22.2 24.8 25.8 26.2 25.9 O 24 Min. Temperature (° C) 17.0 16.9 16.0 14.5 12.3 10.3 10.0 10.9 12.6 14.2 15.6 16.5 O 13.9 Precipitation ( mm ) 209 204 143 62 31 17th 20th 21st 26th 53 103 210 Σ 1,099 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 7.6 7.0 7.3 7.8 8.2 7.8 8.1 8.7 8.7 8.0 7.6 6.8 O 7.8 Rainy days ( d ) 13 13 11 6th 3 4th 3 3 3 5 9 12 Σ 85 Humidity ( % ) 81 83 82 80 73 70 68 67 63 69 75 79 O 74.1 Source: wetterkontor.de