Esigodini
Encyclopedia
Esigodini is a village in Zimbabwe
in Matabeleland South
province. It is situated 43 km from Bulawayo
by road and 47 km by rail on the Bulawayo
-Beitbridge
line. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 1,492. Esigodini is the administrative centre for Umzingwane District. It was originally an estate of Frederick Selous
.
Nearby is Falcon College
, a renowned secondary school for boys and Mzingwane High School, recently a well-performing government school. The village was founded in 1894 and is a trading centre for ranching and mixed faming around it; it is also close to Gold
and Tungsten
mines.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
in Matabeleland South
Matabeleland South
Matabeleland South is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 54,172 km² and a population of approximately 650,000 . Gwanda is the capital of the province.-Geography:...
province. It is situated 43 km from Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
by road and 47 km by rail on the Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
-Beitbridge
Beitbridge
Beitbridge or Mzingwane is a border town in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. The name also refers to the border post and bridge spanning the Limpopo River, which forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.-Background:...
line. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 1,492. Esigodini is the administrative centre for Umzingwane District. It was originally an estate of Frederick Selous
Frederick Selous
Frederick Courteney Selous DSO was a British explorer, officer, hunter, and conservationist, famous for his exploits in south and east of Africa. His real-life adventures inspired Sir H. Rider Haggard to create the fictional Allan Quatermain character. Selous was also a good friend of Theodore...
.
Nearby is Falcon College
Falcon College
Falcon College is a private institution of higher learning for boys aged 12–18 in the southern Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1954 near Esigodini , 55 km southeast of Bulawayo on the remains of the Bushtick Mine...
, a renowned secondary school for boys and Mzingwane High School, recently a well-performing government school. The village was founded in 1894 and is a trading centre for ranching and mixed faming around it; it is also close to Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
and Tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...
mines.
- Altitude: 3,828 feet (1,160 m)
- Rainfall: 760 mm/a (30 inches)