Chirundu, Zimbabwe

Chirundu is a border town on the Zambezi River in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe little east of Kariba Dam in 347 meters above sea level compared to the same place in Zambia. About the Zambezi here, the Otto Beit Bridge built in 1939, which was closed due to increase in traffic after a new road bridge was opened in 2003 next to her.

The location on the Zimbabwe side comprises 80 houses, especially for officials of Customs, the Immigration Department and the police. 550 houses are "wild" settlement in " Baghdad", a. There are most of the houses made ​​of mud. Besides bars there are no recreational facilities.

The most important formal sources of income in the Zimbabwean Chirundu are retail, freight, construction, customs, domestic employments, police, animal parks and immigration, secure all together about 300 people work and income. The most important informal sources of income are street level and prostitution.

The attractions of both Chirundu are the Zambezi, fishing after up to 15 kilograms Tigersalmler that offer several safari tour, elephants and baobab trees. The road to Harare and after Kafue are asphalted, but performs animal rich area.

From the Zimbabwean Chirundu off Mana Pools National Park can be reached on the southern side of the river and from Zambia Chirundu is the lower Zambezi National Park opposite on the northern side of the river. Also on the Zambian side is the Chirundu Fossil Forest, can be found in the 150- million year old remains of trees.

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• Location in Zimbabwe
• Mashonaland West Province
• Place in Africa