Chivi District

Chivi
Chibi
Motto: 
Kubatana kwakanaka
Districts of Masvingo province
Districts of Masvingo province
Masvingo constituency seats for the 2008, showing the division of Chivi (District)
Masvingo constituency seats for the 2008, showing the division of Chivi (District)
Coordinates: 20°05′S 31°37′E / 20.083°S 31.617°E / -20.083; 31.617
CountryZimbabwe
ProvinceMasvingo
DistrictChivi
Government
 • TypeRural Council
 • Chairman of Rural District CouncilKiller Zivhu
 • Member of SenateJosiah Hungwe,
Area
 • Total
3,543 km2 (1,368 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 Census)[1]
 • Total
172,979
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)

Chivi, originally known as Chibi, is a district in the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. The area was originally established as a mission station in 1894 by the Berlin Missionary Society under the name Chibi Mission.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe: Administrative Division (Provinces and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. ^ "Dutch Reformed Church: Chibi Mission – Rhodesian Study Circle". Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. ^ Robert Cherer Smith · Avondale to Zimbabwe: A Collection of Cameos of Rhodesian 1979 · 42 Longitude 30° 31' E Altitude 960 m Rainfall 760 mm Vengai Makandise is from Fort Victoria, and its name is derived from the Chief of the area, who originally was given this name by the Mberengwa. The name, more correctly pronounced