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Home to “the Smoke that Thunders”, the Adrenalin Capital of Africa.
Victoria Falls, popularly known as Vic Falls, is a resort town and city in the province of Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe. It lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of Victoria Falls themselves. According to the 2022 Population Census, the town had a population of 35,199.
The settlement began in 1901 when the possibility of using the waterfall for hydro-electric power was explored, and expanded when the railway from Bulawayo reached the town shortly before the Victoria Falls Bridge was opened in April 1905, connecting Southern Rhodesia(later Rhodesia; now Zimbabwe) to Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia). It became the principal tourism centre for the Falls, experiencing economic booms from the 1930sto the 1960s and in the 1980s and early 1990s. Victoria Falls gained city status on 9 December 2020.
Victoria Falls’ main industry is tourism, driven primarily by the waterfalls.
Quick facts about Victoria Falls
Original Names: Mosi-oa-Tunya (Lozi), Shungu Namutitima (Tonga), Seongoor Chongwe
Location: Southern Africa, between Zimbabwe and Zambia
Water course: Zambezi River
Geographical Coordinates:-17.924444, 25.856667 or17°55’28” S 25°51’24 ” E
Map References: Africa
Type: Cataract waterfall
Actual Length: 1,708m (5,604 ft)
Zimbabwe side: 675m (40%)
Zambia side: 1,033m (60%)
Viewable Length: 100%
Zimbabwe side: 75%
Zambia side: 25%
Height: 70m (233 ft) to 108m(360 ft)
Elevation: 885m above sea level
Underlying rock: Basalt
Average Flow Rate: 1,088 cum/s(annual)
Highest ever recorded: 12,800 cu m/s
Lowest ever recorded: 300cu m/s
Important lists: Designated a World Heritage site in 1989; One of the Seven Natural wonders of the world
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