▁Sab i ▁River ▁about ▁, ▁north west ▁of ▁Ch ip inge . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Ch ip inge ▁District ▁and ▁contain ▁the ▁main ▁offices ▁of ▁Ch ip inge ▁District ▁Administration ▁and ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁Ch ip inge ▁Town ▁Council . ▁Royal ▁Bank ▁Z imb ab we , ▁a ▁commercial ▁bank , ▁maintain s ▁a ▁branch ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁Ch ip inge ▁is ▁also ▁served ▁by ▁Ch ip inge ▁Airport , ▁Tel one ▁Exchange ▁tele communic ations . ▁ ▁Ch ip inge ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁constitu encies ▁for ▁election ▁purposes : ▁Ch ip inge ▁Central , ▁Ch ip inge ▁North , ▁Ch ip inge ▁South , ▁Ch ip inge ▁East ▁and ▁Musik avan hu . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁Ch ip ing a . ▁A ▁white ▁settlement ▁began ▁here ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Thomas ▁M ood ie ' s ▁tre k ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁South ▁Mel set ter . ▁Mel set ter ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁Scotland ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁a ▁police ▁out post ▁was ▁built ▁here ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁a ▁school ▁was ▁built . ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁renamed ▁Ch ip ing a ▁after ▁a ▁local ▁chief ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Ch ip ing a ▁received ▁town ▁status . ▁D air y ▁far ming ▁was ▁established ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁and ▁by