Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi, acknowledged until 1982 as Sinoia, is a town in Zimbabwe. Chinhoyi became called Sinoia at some stage in the colonial generation. It derives its name from Tjinoyi, a Lozwi/Rozwi Chief who's believed to have been a son of Lukuluba corrupted to Mukuruva by the Zezuru who became the 1/3 son of Emperor Netjasike. The Kalanga changed into changed to Sinoia by means of the white settlers and later Chinhoyi by the Zezuru. Sinoia became hooked up in 1906 as a collection agreement scheme by means of a rich Italian known as Lieutenant Margherito Guidotti who recommended ten Italian families to settle right here.

The Second Chimurenga War commenced on this town in the area occupied by the Chinhoyi Provincial hospital.Chinhoyi is the provincial capital of Mashonaland West Province, one of the ten administrative provinces in Zimbabwe. The city is also the district headquarters of Makonde District, one of the six districts within the province. The city is a college metropolis, hosting two of the USA's essential universities, particularly: Chinhoyi University of Technology and Zimbabwe Open University. The predominant secondary schools in Chinhoyi include the 3 government excessive colleges; Chinhoyi High School, Chemagamba High School aka Chinhoyi no 2 and Nemakonde High School, collectively with the private excessive faculty Lomagundi College.