Rutenga is an important village in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, and the de facto capital of Mwenezi District. Some unverified claims say that the name is a corruption by local people of what Rhodesian settlers supposedly called Route Anchor, because of the place's central position for access to South Africa and Mozambique. The claims are described as unlikely, since the name Rutenga was in use before the Rutenga to Beitbridge railway was completed in 1974, and there is no known historical use of the term Route Anchor in Rhodesian or Zimbabwean railway history.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -21.2500, 30.7333
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevationQuote, results, elevation
"elevation": 553.0
2. Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead, landlocked country
is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead
is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa
View the Source 3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.25, 30.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -21.25, 30.75
-21.25 30.75 BSh
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseAfrica/Maputo zone, country listQuote, Africa/Maputo zone, country list
# Zimbabwe
Rutenga (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Zimbabwe, Lead
Rutenga is an important village in the province of Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe.
On Continent: Africa, Lead, country in Africa
Rutenga is an important village in the province of Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe.
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