Cities & Towns
Reference articles, profiles and guides about Zimbabwe. 221 articles
ChitungwizaThe Town is situated about twenty-five (25) kilometres to the south of Harare and approximately ten (10) kilometres from the Harare International Airport. Chitungwiza is currently divided into twenty-...Cities & Towns26 January 2018
ChivhuName: Enkeldoorn, Chivhu’s original name, is an Afrikaans name meaning “lone thorn”. It refers to the tree acacia robusta and implies that a single specimen once grew there. The name was adopted in 18...Cities & Towns25 January 2018
ZvishabaneAided by a flurry of mineral resources abound in the town and its surrounds, Zvishavane’s economy has witnessed meteoric growth over the past decade or so. Infrastructure The mineral abundance has cha...Cities & Towns23 January 2018
BinduraBackground: Bindura is the administrative capital of Mashonaland Province. The perennial Mazowe River runs around Bindura and through the north-eastern perimeter. Bindura was originally named Kimberle...Cities & Towns23 January 2018
MutareHistory Over 100 years ago, this region was ruled by Mutasa, chief of the Manyika and was named Mutare or sometimes “Nyautare” meaning “a piece of stone.” The name probably came about as a result disc...Cities & Towns16 January 2018
SakubvaSakubva township is a high-density suburb of the city of Mutare, Zimbabwe, which contains nearly a quarter of the population of Mutare despite an area of less than four square miles. It was the first....Cities & Towns2 January 2018
KwekwePopulation: 100,900 (Census 2012) Province: Midlands Province Background: Kwekwe town was founded in 1898 as a gold mining town, and hosts Zimbabwe’s National Mining Museum. The town remains an indust...Cities & Towns7 December 2017
MaphisaMaphisa was established in the 1970s as a TILCOR (Tribal Trust Land Development Corporation) growth point linked to the nearby Antelope farm estate. It is located in Matobo district, in Matabeleland S...Cities & Towns28 September 2017- ZvishavaneThe town is located in the Midlands Province in Zimbabwe some 97 kilometers from Masvingo Town.Cities & Towns23 February 2017
- ZimunyaThe village is located in Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe about 15 km south of Mutare in Zimunya communal lands.Cities & Towns23 February 2017
- NyazuraThe village is located in Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe about 72 km north west of Mutare.Cities & Towns23 February 2017
- MutambaraThe village is located in Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe about 16 km west of Cashel. It is the administrative centre of the Mutambara communal lands.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- Mushumbi PoolsThe village is located in Mbire District in Mashonaland Province in Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- MberengwaThe trade and administrative centre for Mberengwa District is located in the Midlands Province in Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- MazoweThe town is located in Mashonaland Central Province about 40 km from Harare along the Harare-Bindura main highway.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- MashavaThe small mining town is located in Masvingo Province about 40 km from Masvingo Town.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- MakwiroThe village is located in Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- MachekeThe small town is located in Mashonaland East Province about 105 km south-east of Harare on the Harare-Mutare highway in Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- KenmaurThe village is located in Matabeleland North Province along the main Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- DomboshawaThe village is located in Mashonaland East Province about 27 km north of Harare.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
- Guinea FowlThe trade centre is located in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns22 February 2017
Victoria Falls TownIt lies on the southern bank of the Zambezi River at the western end of the Victoria Falls themselves. It is connected by road and railway to Hwange (109 km away) and Bulawayo (440 km away), both to t...Cities & Towns8 February 2017- ZaveThe village is located in Mashonaland West Province 7 km north of Lion's Den.Cities & Towns2 February 2017
- ZakaThe centre in Zaka district in Masvingo Province and is located 86 km southeast from Masvingo in the Ndanga communal land in Zimbabwe.Cities & Towns2 February 2017