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| Land Boudaries Total :
| 3,066 km .
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| Geographic Coordinates :
| tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March) .
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| Area Total :
| 390,580 sq km .
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| Area Land :
| 386,670 sq km .
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| Area Water :
| 3,910 sq km .
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| Area Comparative :
| slightly larger than Montana .
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| Coast Line :
| 0 km (landlocked) .
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| Railways Total :
| 3,077 km .
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| Highways Total :
| 18,338 km .
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| Waterways :
| on Lake Kariba, length small (2003) .
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| Ports and Harbors :
| Binga, Kariba .
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Map Masvingo Fort Victoria 1960,
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Masvingo is a town in south eastern Zimbabwe and the capital of the Masvingo Province. Known as Fort Victoria until 1982, it has a population of approximately 60,000 (2002) and is located 250km south of Harare. Masvingo is the oldest colonial settlement in Zimbabwe, and grew up around the encampment established in 1890 by the Pioneer Column en route to their eventual destination, Salisbury. The Old Fort national monument is located in the centre of town, and was erected in 1891 as one of a series of fortifications to guard the route from Salisbury to the south.
The town lies near Lake Mutirikwe and is home to a golf course and a freight railway line. It lies on the Macheke River, with Queen Victoria Gardens in the town centre and Shagashe Game Park and an Italian memorial church built during World War II nearby. It is also home to an airstrip.
The town used to be the centre of a mining and cattle ranching district, although the large-scale destruction of Zimbabwe's agricultural industry since 2000 has had a serious impact on farming in the district. Most of the local population belongs to the Karanga Shona ethnic group.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
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