Chivhu

Chivhu

Enkeldoorn
Chivhu Enkeldoorn
	Chivhu
	Coordinates: 19°01′10.61″S 30°53′50.16″E / 19.0196139°S 30.8972667°E
Country	Zimbabwe
Province	Mashonaland
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Climate	Cwb

Chivhu, originally known as Enkeldoorn, is a small town in Zimbabwe, with an estimated population of 10,000 in 2007. It is located 146 km (91 mi) south of Harare on the main road south to Masvingo and South Africa.

Name

Chivhu's original name, Enkeldoorn, is a Dutch and Afrikaans word meaning "lone thorn".^[1] It refers to the tree acacia robusta and implies that a single specimen once grew there. The name was adopted in 1891 but was changed to Chivhu in 1982, on the second anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence. The current name comes from the Shona language and means "anthill".^[2]

History

Enkeldoorn was founded by Afrikaans-speaking Boer farmers and settlers in around 1850, and was the first white settlement in Zimbabwe. It became an Afrikaner stronghold in a predominantly English-speaking white Rhodesia, giving it the nickname of 'the Republic of Enkeldoorn'.^[3]

Economy

Chivhu has an agricultural economy, based in poultry farming and dairy cattle. Beef, pork, maize and millet are also important produce.

As more white farmers were expelled from Zimbabwe by the Mugabe government, this once lively agricultural economy has become more endangered.

References

^ Zimbabwe and Botswana: The Rough Guide, Barbara McCrea, Tony Pinchuck, Rough Guides, 1994, page 88
^ Room, Adam (2008). African Placenames: Origins and Meanings of the Names for Natural Features, Towns, Cities, Provinces, and Counties. McFarland & Company. p. 52. ISBN 9780786435463.
^ The Reluctant President: The Memoirs of the Hon. Clifford DuPont, GCLM., ID., Books of Rhodesia, 1978, pages 73–75

19°00′S 30°54′E / 19.000°S 30.900°E / -19.000; 30.900

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[1] Zimbabwe and Botswana: The Rough Guide, Barbara McCrea, Tony Pinchuck, Rough Guides, 1994, page 88

[2] Room, Adam (2008). African Placenames: Origins and Meanings of the Names for Natural Features, Towns, Cities, Provinces, and Counties. McFarland & Company. p. 52. ISBN 9780786435463.

[3] The Reluctant President: The Memoirs of the Hon. Clifford DuPont, GCLM., ID., Books of Rhodesia, 1978, pages 73–75

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