Masvingo, formerly known as Fort Victoria, is a city in southeastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. It lies close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument the country is named for, and near Lake Mutirikwi, the Kyle dam and the Kyle National Reserve, home to a range of animal species. Most of its population belongs to the Karanga people, the largest branch of Zimbabwe's Shona peoples.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude20.074444 degrees south 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Masvingo (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 1,638,528 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -20.074444, longitude 30.832778
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1091 m
P2046 (area)
area 38.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 1638528 (2022)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Masvingo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 886763
-20.06373 30.82766 P PPLA ZW 08 90286 1091 Africa/Harare
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 1091 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -20.25, 30.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -20.25, 30.75
-20.25 30.75 BSh
Masvingo (Wikipedia)
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