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605:|Colourful Place Names of Rhodesia: Chilimamzi |... The district is named after a local chief who was originally and more correctly called Chirimuanzu, meaning "it is in the garment". The original Chief Chilimanzi had a celebrated garment made of rock-rabbit skins, and the people, following local custom of not daring to mention his tribal name, used to say "it" (the chief) "is in the garment".
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or a stolen treasure. Local people, following their custom, did not dare to mention the chief's traditional name, and just said "Chirimuhanzu," meaning "that whatever in the garment". No one knew what dangled from underneath his garment, and they referred to that thing as "it in the garment" _
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meaning "something that is hidden under the garment". The original Chief
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The district is 496 square kilometers in area. In 2002 census there were 70,441 people, thus 16,319 households and given a growth rate of 1.1% per annum, the current population is estimated at +/- 80,000. (2016)
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Climate change means that weather and climate information should now be packaged timely and with greater relevance to specific areas, to help small-scale farmers plan better. For
Chirumanzu District, click
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Lore and Legend_CHILIMANZI |A district between Umvuma and Fort
Victoria. Correctly Chirimuanzu, meaning “it is in the garment”. The original Chief Chirimuanzu had a celebrated garment made of rock-rabbit
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for small-scale miners |The miners are also hoping to sell some of their stock piled ore to the recently commissioned Africa Chrome Fields’ chrome processing plant in
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Chirumanzu communal lands occupy the southern part of
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There are several mission hospitals in
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The chrome rich Great Dyke passes through the districts. There are a number of small mines along the Great Dyke which include
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is the local authority in this district. It operates in terms of the
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580:chirumanzurdc.co.zw|Retrieved 5 March 2016
578:Geograpjical Location and Statistical Data
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565:Geograpjical Location and Statistical Data
589:Chief Information Officer|September 1960
172:a small mining town that is found along
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679:Zimbabwe Schools|Retrieved 4 March 2016
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607:rhodesia.me.uk|Retrieved 4 March 2016
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