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Explore Penhalonga in Zimbabwe
Penhalonga in the region of Manicaland with its 7,681 inhabitants is a town in Zimbabwe - some 130 mi or ( 210 km ) South-East of Harare , the country's capital city .
Current time in Penhalonga is now 07:02 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Harare " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Stapleford, Sakubva, Masvingo, Irene, and Harare. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Stapleford . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Penhalonga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Zimbabwe - You Raise Me Up
Zimbabwe - listen to Josh Groban & The Children's African Choir sing " You Raise me up " while thinking about the good, the bad and the future of Zimbabwe. ..
2006.11 Driving to School - Zimbabwe
Taking the back road to school (Hartzell Primary and Africa University) in Zimbabwe, while we were there on a mission trip. ..
The Eastern Highlands Cpricci's photos around Nyanga, Zimbabwe (hospital hills mutare zimbabwe)
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Mission to Zimbabwe 2010
Pastor Glen Robyne is taking a group of 9 Purdue Wesley Foundation students and First UMC members to Zimbabwe to work with Fairfield Children's Home,Africa University, Ishe Anesu, Hope for Zimbabwe, e ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Penhalonga
Penhalonga is mining village in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe located 18 km north of Mutare in a valley where the Sambi and Imbeza Rivers meet the Mutare River. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 4,477. Ancient gold workings have been found in the area. In 1895 the Penhalonga Mine opened and the village grew around the gold mine. The name is derived from the Portuguese words penha meaning 'rocky mountain' and longa meaning long.
Located at -18.88 32.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Massi Kessi
Massi Kessi is a town near (and almost a suburb of) Mutare in the Manicaland province in Zimbabwe, near the border to Mosambique, on the road and railway to Beira. Massi Kessi is located at an altitude of 600m. It is surrounded by the gold fields of Manica, and thus has phone, water, electricity, schools and hospitals. Massi Kessi has historic significance for a conflict that took place there on May 11, 1891, between the Portuguese and the British South Africa Company.
Located at -18.97 32.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Mutare
Mutare (known as Umtali until 1982) is the third largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of around 188 243. It is the capital of Manicaland province.
Located at -18.97 32.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Sakubva, Mutare
Sakubva township is a high-density suburb which contains nearly a quater of the population of Mutare, despite an area of less than four square miles. It was the first high-density suburb (township) being established in Mutare. At that time, it was located in the Old Location section of Sakubva. It is the poorest of Mutare's suburb and its economy is centred around a large outdoor food and flea market.
Located at -18.98 32.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Machipanda
Machipanda is a town in Mozambique near the border with Zimbabwe.
Located at -18.99 32.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.