Masvingo

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Masvingo is the capital of the Masvingo Province of Zimbabwe. 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 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.

Reference

• Bridger, P., House, M., and others, 1973. Encyclopaedia Rhodesia, College Press, Salisbury, Rhodesia.

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