Sanyati is a town in
Zimbabwe
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.
Location
The town is located in
Kadoma District
Kadoma District was a district in Zimbabwe. It was splited 2007 into two districts namely Mhondoro–Ngezi District and Sanyati District but now the northen part which is north of harare bulawayo highway is now in Sanyati district and south of ha ...
, in
Mashonaland West Province
Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.9 million (2022). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.
Demographics
Geography
Districts
Mashonaland West is divid ...
, in northern central Zimbabwe. This location is about , by road, northwest of the city of
Kadoma, where the district headquarters are located. Sanyati is located on the east bank of the
Sanyati River
The Munyati River (also known as the Umniati River, and as the Sanyati River for part of its length) is a river in Zimbabwe. Under the Rhodesian administration, it was officially named the Umniati, but its spelling was changed in 1983 to more clos ...
, about , by road, northeast of the town of
Gokwe, on the opposite side of the river. The coordinates of Sanyati are: 17° 57' 0.00"S, 29° 18' 27.00"E (Latitude:17.9500; Longitude:29.3075).
Overview
The town of Sanyati and the surrounding sub-district known as ''Sanyati Subdistrict'' lie in an area known as the ''Sanyati Tribal Trust Lands'', which is a major cotton-producing area in Zimbabwe. The town is the location of ''Sanyati Baptist Mission''. The mission owns and administers: (a) Sanyati Baptist Hospital (b) Sanyati Baptist Primary School and (c) Sanyati Baptist High School. In the central business district, the main activities include
welding
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,
carpentry
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and
masonry
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. Activities related to farming (farm supply shops and produce purchase points) are also prevalent in the town.
ZB Bank Limited, a
commercial bank
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It can also refer to a bank or a division of a larger bank that deals with whol ...
, and Share Wealth (Pvt) Ltd, a
microfinance
Microfinance consists of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses (SMEs) who lack access to conventional banking and related services.
Microfinance includes microcredit, the provision of small loans to poor clients; saving ...
service, maintain branches in town. The town is also served by Sanyati Baptist Mission Airport. A lodge is also available by the name Sanyati Rendezvous, located next to council offices.
History
Chenjiri farms is the home town of
Fungai Chaderopa, who became the first Sanyati woman member of parliament in March 2008.
Population
In 2022, the population of the town was estimated at 139,235.
City Population website, ''Sanyati'', retrieved February 20, 2024
/ref> The current population of the town is not publicly known.
See also
* Harare
Harare ( ), formerly Salisbury, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of , a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metrop ...
* Economy of Zimbabwe
The economy of Zimbabwe is a gold standard based economy. Zimbabwe has a $44 billion dollar informal economy in PPP terms which translates to 64.1% of the total economy. Agriculture and mining largely contribute to exports. The economy is estima ...
* Clyde Dotson
* Sanyati District
Sanyati District is a district of the Province Mashonaland West in Zimbabwe. The district was created 2007 by splitting Kadoma District in Mhondoro–Ngezi District
Mhondoro-Ngezi District is a district of the Province Mashonaland West in Zim ...
References
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Kadoma District
Populated places in Mashonaland West Province