873:(Köppen Cwb). The city enjoys a sunny climate, with the summer months (October to April) characterised by warm to hot days followed by afternoon thundershowers and cool evenings, and the winter months (May to September) by dry, sunny days followed by cold nights. Temperatures are usually fairly mild due to the city's high elevation, with an average maximum daytime temperature in January of 25.6 °C (78.1 °F), dropping to an average maximum of around 16 °C (61 °F) in June.
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who lived in the area. British colonialists as they were colonizing
Zimbabwe, first used it as a rest stop on the way to Harare. Later destroyed in the Shona resistance of 1896, the town was moved 4 miles (6 km) north to the
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Marondera is renowned for its high quality educational institutions, which have educated many of the country's most prominent citizens. The junior schools include
Godfrey Huggins, Tapfuma School, Dombotombo School,
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Winter is the sunniest time of the year, with mild days and cool nights, dropping to 5 °C (39.4 °F) in June and July. The temperature occasionally drops to below freezing at night, causing frost.
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Marondera also boasts presence of private and public learning institutions such as
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African population is a notable proportion of people of
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origin whose parents migrated and took employment on the white owned tobacco farms. White
Maronderans are overwhelmingly of
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Marondera is perhaps best known as an academic and intellectual centre and is home to many schools and colleges notably:
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It was first known as
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Constituted a village in 1913, it became a town in 1943. During the South
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College of
Agricultural Sciences located; and the Umaa Institute.
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The indigenous people of Marondera descend mainly from the
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Population of cities & urban localities in Zimbabwe
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1008:"World Weather Information Service â Marondera"
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409:family etc. They are traditionally farmers.
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522:Godfrey Huggins Primary School
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865:Marondera is situated on the
740:Average rainfall mm (inches)
517:Nagle House Girls High School
871:subtropical highland climate
231:1,688 m (5,538 ft)
670:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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430:and the senior schools are
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489:Peterhouse Girls' School
440:Peterhouse Girls' School
948:Wróbel, Janusz (2003).
484:Peterhouse Boys' School
436:Peterhouse Boys' School
281:www.maronderardc.org.zw
1421:UzumbaâMarambaâPfungwe
891:Eve Christine Gadzikwa
526:Cherutombo High School
474:Bernard Mizeki College
463:University of Zimbabwe
448:Bernard Mizeki College
340:Soviet-occupied Poland
317:BeiraâBulawayo railway
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80:May Marondera Flourish
504:Waddilove High School
479:Marondera High School
452:Waddilove High School
432:Marondera High School
141:18.18972°S 31.54667°E
368:mainline Protestants
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952:(in Polish). Åódź:
869:plateau, and has a
810:Average rainy days
513:Nyameni High School
374:, evangelicals and
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1568:Marondera District
1113:Matabeleland South
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393:royal families of
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1012:. Retrieved
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911:and current
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350:Demographics
332:World War II
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1487:Chitungwiza
1216:Gokwe South
1211:Gokwe North
1201:Chirumhanzu
1186:Chimanimani
992:28 December
456:Nagle House
334:, over 600
292:Marandellas
144: /
39:Marandellas
18:Marandellas
1557:Categories
1527:Beitbridge
1441:Zvishavane
1416:Umzingwane
1406:Tsholotsho
1361:Muzarabani
1136:Beitbridge
1083:Manicaland
923:References
901:Lord Mayor
424:Digglefold
324:(Boer) War
236:Population
223:Government
132:31°32â²48â³E
129:18°11â²23â³S
1563:Marondera
1522:Marondera
1316:Mberengwa
1296:Marondera
1221:Goromonzi
1128:Districts
1065:Provinces
899:, former
413:Education
376:mapostori
330:. During
328:Transvaal
288:Marondera
250:Time zone
228:Elevation
193:Marondera
110:Marondera
36:Marondera
1517:Chinhoyi
1512:Masvingo
1482:Bulawayo
1401:Shurugwi
1381:Rushinga
1301:Masvingo
1196:Chiredzi
1191:Chipinge
1181:Chikomba
1171:Bulilima
1166:Bulawayo
1118:Midlands
1103:Masvingo
1073:Bulawayo
915:MLA for
867:highveld
854:Source:
805:(33.50)
403:Nyashanu
399:Chikwaka
360:Malawian
188:District
176:Province
169:Zimbabwe
1386:Sanyati
1366:Mwenezi
1341:Murehwa
1281:Makonde
1176:Chegutu
1146:Bindura
905:Belfast
800:(7.39)
795:(4.45)
790:(1.59)
785:(0.27)
780:(0.12)
775:(0.12)
770:(0.21)
765:(0.40)
760:(1.92)
755:(3.56)
750:(5.87)
745:(7.61)
735:(52.2)
730:(58.1)
725:(56.8)
720:(54.5)
715:(50.9)
710:(45.1)
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635:(66.6)
630:(66.7)
625:(70.7)
620:(73.2)
615:(75.6)
610:(75.6)
605:(76.6)
542:Climate
344:Gatooma
306:History
278:Website
267:Climate
199:Village
157:Country
1537:Kariba
1532:Rusape
1507:Kadoma
1502:Kwekwe
1492:Mutare
1477:Harare
1436:Zvimba
1411:Umguza
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