Official Name: | Sanyati |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Zimbabwe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Sanyati located in Zimbabwe Map |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Zimbabwe |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Mashonaland West |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kadoma District |
Subdivision Type3: | City |
Subdivision Name3: | Sanyati Municipality |
Established Title: | Founded |
Population As Of: | 2004 Estimate |
Population Total: | 2918 |
Timezone: | CAT |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Coordinates: | -17.95°N 29.3075°W |
Elevation M: | 850 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cwa |
Sanyati is a town in Zimbabwe.
The town is located in Kadoma District, in Mashonaland West Province, in northern central Zimbabwe. This location is about 100km (100miles), by road, northwest of the city of Kadoma, where the district headquarters are located.[1] Sanyati is located on the east bank of the Sanyati River, about 60km (40miles), by road, northeast of the town of Gokwe, on the opposite side of the river.[2] The coordinates of Sanyati are: 17° 57' 0.00"S, 29° 18' 27.00"E (Latitude:17.9500; Longitude:29.3075).
The town of Sanyati and the surrounding sub-district known as Sanyati Subdistrict[3] lie in an area known as the Sanyati Tribal Trust Lands, which is a major cotton-producing area in Zimbabwe. The town is the location of Sanyati Baptist Mission. The mission owns and administers: (a) Sanyati Baptist Hospital (b) Sanyati Baptist Primary School and (c) Sanyati Baptist High School. In the central business district, the main activities include welding, carpentry and masonry. Activities related to farming (farm supply shops and produce purchase points) are also prevalent in the town. ZB Bank Limited, a commercial bank, and Share Wealth (Pvt) Ltd, a microfinance service, maintain branches in town.[4] The town is also served by Sanyati Baptist Mission Airport. A lodge is also available by the name Sanyati Rendezvous, located next to council offices.
Chenjiri farms is the home town of Fungai Chaderopa, who became the first Sanyati woman member of parliament in March 2008.
In 2022, the population of the town was estimated at 139,235.[5] The current population of the town is not publicly known.