List of cities in Zimbabwe
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
- ↑ a b Population figures at zimstat.co.zw, PDF page 8 ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 11, 2015