Chinhoyi, previously known as Sinoia during the colonial era, is a city in central northern Zimbabwe in the Makonde District.

[2] It has a population of 90,800 and is primarily a college town, although it was originally founded as an Italian group settlement scheme.

Chinhoyi is located on the western banks of the Manyame River, in Makonde District, in Mashonaland West Province in central northern Zimbabwe.

Its location lies approximately 116 kilometres (72 mi) northwest of Harare by road, the capital of Zimbabwe and the largest city in the country.

[10] The town was established as Sinoia in 1906, as a group settlement scheme by a wealthy Italian, Lieutenant Margherito Guidotti.

The Rhodesian Bush War started in this town in the area occupied by the Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital.

Bus services connect Chinhoyi with Harare, Karoi, Kariba, Mhangura, Bulawayo, and smaller villages in the district.

There is a small airport for private planes, called Chinhoyi Airstrip, located about 16 kilometres (10 mi), south-east of the central business district.

The city also provides many services to the surrounding small towns like Banket, Kasimure, Mutorashanga, as well as to the whole of the Makonde district.