Esigodini

Esigodini

Esigodini (known as Essexvale until 1982) 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.

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.

*Altitude: 3,828 feet (1,160 meters)
*Rainfall: 760 mm/a (30 inches)

External links

* [http://www.rhodesiana.com/rsr/rsr2-007.html]


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