List of cities in Zimbabwe

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This is a list of cities in Zimbabwe .

By far the largest agglomeration in Zimbabwe is Harare Province with a population of around 2.1 million (as of 2012). This means that around 16 percent of the country's population is concentrated in the capital region.

The following table contains the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants (as of 2012), the results of the population censuses (census) from 1982, 1992 and 2002 (18 August each) and 2012. The higher-level administrative unit ( province ) to which the city belongs is also listed heard. The metropolitan regions of Harare and Bulawayo are independent and each form a province.

Cities in Zimbabwe
rank city Residents Administrative unit
1982 census 1992 census 2002 census 2012 census
1. Harare 656.011 1,189,103 1,444,534 1,485,231 Harare Province
2. Bulawayo 413.814 621.742 676.787 653,337 Bulawayo Province
3. Chitungwiza 172,556 274.912 321,782 356.840 Harare Province
4th Mutare 69,621 131,367 170.106 187,621 Manicaland
5. Epworth k. A. k. A. 113,884 167,462 Harare Province
6th Gweru 78,918 128.037 141,260 157.865 Midlands
7th Kwekwe 47,607 75,425 93,072 100,900 Midlands
8th. Kadoma 44,613 67,750 76.173 92,469 Mashonaland West
9. Masvingo 30,523 51,743 69.993 87,886 Masvingo
10. Chinhoyi 24,322 43,054 56,794 77,929 Mashonaland West
11. Norton k. A. 20,405 44.054 67,591 Mashonaland West
12. Marondera 19,971 39,384 52.283 61,998 Mashonaland East
13. Ruwa k. A. 1,447 22,038 56,678 Mashonaland East
14th Chegutu 19,606 30.191 42,959 50,590 Mashonaland West
15th Zvishavane 26,597 32,984 35,229 45.230 Midlands
16. Bindura 18,243 21,167 33,630 42,861 Mashonaland Central
17th Beitbridge k. A. 11,596 22,387 42,137 Matabeleland South
18th Hwange 39,036 42,581 35,025 37,522 Matabeleland North
19th Redcliff 22,109 29,959 32,346 35,929 Midlands
20th Victoria Falls 8,126 16,826 31,375 33,660 Matabeleland North
21st Rusape 8,216 13,920 25.054 30,316 Manicaland
22nd Chiredzi 10,257 21,116 26,129 30.197 Masvingo
23. Kariba 12,364 20,736 24.210 26,370 Mashonaland West
24. Karoi 8,748 14,763 22,293 26,009 Mashonaland West
25th Chipinge 6,077 11,582 17,458 25.214 Manicaland
26th Gokwe k. A. k. A. 17,633 23,906 Midlands
27. Shurugwi 13,255 16,826 16,866 21,950 Midlands

See also

Individual evidence

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