Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi, previously called Sinoia, is a city in Makonde District in central northern Zimbabwe and the provincial capital of Mashonaland West. It lies on the western bank of the Manyame River on the A-1 highway, about 116 kilometres by road northwest of Harare, at an average elevation of 1,187 metres. It was established in 1906 as a group settlement scheme by an Italian, Lieutenant Margherito Guidotti, who encouraged ten Italian families to settle there. It is primarily a college town, has Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital, the largest referral hospital in the province, and the nearby Chinhoyi Caves National Park is a popular attraction. The 2022 census counted 90,800 residents.