TOURISM

The Italian Chapel which is located 4 kilometres east of Masvingo, Mu tare highway, was built by the second world war Italian prisoners captured by the British and held at the 5th camp extension  P of Fort Victoria. The chapel was built between 1942 and 1946. Inside are remains of 71 Italian prisoners of war.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Masvingo Province has a number of major dams which can be utilised for irrigation purposes.
• Of importance to mention is the recently completed Tokwe Mukorsi dam which has the capacity to irrigate 25 000ha.
• Establishment of hydropower plant at Tokwe-Mukorsi and Manyuchi dam.
• Developing infrastructure through investment.
• In terms of irrigation development, the available water storage can support±30000 hectares

GEOGRAPHY AND GOVERNANCE

Masvingo is one of the ten administrative provinces in Zimbabwe. The province is situated in the south-eastern part of the country. It is further sub-divided into seven administrative districts namely: Bikita, Chiredzi, Chivi, Gutu, Masvingo, Mwenezi and Zaka. The city of Masvingo is the provincial capital Masvingo. Chiredzi and Triangle are two urban settlements with town statuses in the province. All the seven districts have business centres known as growth points. During the last population census that was conducted in 2012, the province of Masvingo recorded a total population of 1 485 090 (697 992 Males and 787 098 females).

Climatically, the province experiences two distinct seasons namely summer which starts from mid-September to May, and winter between June and mid-September. The greater part of the province is located in the Lowveld and as a result it receives comparably less rainfall from the month of October to February. However, the province has the largest water bodies in the country and these support vibrant large scale irrigation schemes and other agricultural activities.