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Zimbabwe — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Zimbabwe had an estimated population of 12,095,233 in 2005, with 116 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Zimbabwe today — population now 16,868,409, against 12,095,233 in 2005.

Agglomerations, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Harare2,672,193

Cities and towns, 2005

#PlaceRegionPopulation (2005)
1HarareHarare1,542,813
2BulawayoBulawayo699,385
3ChitungwizaHarare340,360
4MutareManicaland184,205
5GweruMidlands146,073
6EpworthHarare123,250
7KwekweMidlands99,149
8KadomaMashonaland West79,174
9MasvingoMasvingo76,290
10ChinhoyiMashonaland West61,739
11MaronderaMashonaland East57,082
12NortonMashonaland West52,054
13ChegutuMashonaland West47,294
14BinduraMashonaland Central37,423
15ZvishavaneMidlands35,896
16Victoria FallsMatabeleland North35,761
17HwangeMatabeleland North33,210
18RedcliffMidlands33,197
19RusapeManicaland29,292
20ChiredziMasvingo28,205
21BeitbridgeMatabeleland South26,459
22RuwaMashonaland East26,091
23KaribaMashonaland West25,531
24KaroiMashonaland West25,030
25GokweMidlands18,942
26ChipingeManicaland18,860
27ShurugwiMidlands17,075
28GwandaMatabeleland South14,450
29BereshipMasvingo14,071
30MashavaMasvingo12,994
31MuzvezveMashonaland West11,961
32Tokwane NgunduMasvingo11,268
33ChivhuMashonaland East10,369
34ShamvaMashonaland Central10,317
35Bingaguru-ChiwiraManicaland10,138
36MazoweMashonaland Central9,966
37GweteraMashonaland Central9,913
38MukosiMasvingo9,771
39GlendaleMashonaland Central9,768
40ChikoreManicaland9,734
41BanketMashonaland West9,641
42MutokoMashonaland East9,532
43NyahodeManicaland9,360
44MurehwaMashonaland East8,559
45TurfMashonaland West8,557
46InyatiManicaland8,402
47SachuruMashonaland West8,239
48MvurwiMashonaland Central7,970
49MayoManicaland7,955
50PenalongaManicaland7,681
51Murare MupudziManicaland7,621
52MarawaMashonaland West7,317
53Trojan MineMashonaland Central6,811
54MhanguraMashonaland West6,503
55ChakariMashonaland West6,472
56Mount DarwinMashonaland Central6,349
57ShinjaManicaland5,934
58Musengesi ResMashonaland West4,998
59ConcessionMashonaland Central4,983
60NyangaManicaland4,852
61Alaska MineMashonaland West4,575
62MvumaMidlands4,331
63BingaMatabeleland North4,327
64SesombiMidlands4,311
65KotwaMashonaland East4,114
66VubachikweMatabeleland South4,100
67MupandawanaMasvingo3,917
68NyangameMasvingo3,871
69ShangamiMatabeleland South3,835
70Renco MineMasvingo3,696
71Arcturus MineMashonaland East3,674
72MachekeMashonaland East3,642
73PatchwayMashonaland West3,594
74OdziManicaland3,438
75HaunaManicaland3,418
76CentenaryMashonaland Central3,388
77MurambindaManicaland3,383
78JompaniMashonaland West3,226
79How MineMatabeleland North3,218
80DevuliMasvingo3,212
81TakawiraMidlands3,004
82MbambeziMatabeleland North2,996
83DeteMatabeleland North2,993
84Sanyati ArdaMashonaland West2,918
85Birchenough BridgeManicaland2,778
86ChimanimaniManicaland2,752
87Brompton MineMashonaland West2,680
88InsizaMatabeleland South2,645
89LupineMasvingo2,628
90Colleen BawnMatabeleland South2,545
91ChihweMashonaland Central2,463
92BubiMatabeleland North2,340
93TsangaguruMidlands2,291
94EsigodineMatabeleland South2,228
95DombodemaMatabeleland South2,156
96PlumtreeMatabeleland South2,148
97NyazuraManicaland2,110
98IrisvaleMatabeleland South2,064
99Inyati MineManicaland2,032
100RaffingoraMashonaland West1,957
101IrsvaleMatabeleland South1,923
102ChirunduMashonaland West1,911
103NyamapandaMashonaland Central1,782
104FilabusiMatabeleland South1,756
105HeadlandsManicaland1,728
106DorowaManicaland1,676
107NyikavanhuMidlands1,665
108BeatriceMashonaland East1,647
109KamativiMatabeleland North1,575
110LalapanziMidlands1,390
111TokweMidlands1,215
112MutasaManicaland884
113MadziwaMashonaland Central527
114BuchwaMidlands511
115NorwoodMatabeleland South409
116ShashaniMatabeleland South195

Administrative divisions, 2005

#NamePopulation (2005)
1Harare2,060,050
2Harare2,060,050
3Manicaland1,590,136
4Midlands1,514,459
5Masvingo1,345,553
6Mashonaland West1,270,629
7Mashonaland East1,167,065
8Mashonaland Central1,054,077
9Matabeleland North722,538
10Bulawayo699,385
11Bulawayo699,385
12Matabeleland South671,341
13Mutare408,024
14Hurungwe328,516
15Gokwe South316,505
16Kwekwe299,646
17Makoni283,017
18Masvingo272,341
19Chipinge270,746
20Chiredzi247,705
21Kadoma245,741
22Chegutu233,717
23Gweru228,269
24Gokwe North227,976
25Buhera224,072
26Zvimba216,699
27Mount Darwin209,503
28Guruve200,833
29Mazowe198,966
30Gutu198,369
31Goromonzi187,893
32Makonde184,135
33Mberengwa183,166
34Zaka182,426
35Mutasa169,457
36Murehwa165,788
37Marondera161,416
38Bikita157,084
39Bindura156,842
40Chivi154,520
41Mudzi137,053
42Gwanda135,929
43Mwenezi133,108
44Hwange132,778
45Binga129,421
46Mukoto124,810
47Tsholotsho121,694
48Centenary121,127
49Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe121,041
50Chikomba119,625
51Nyanga117,630
52Chimanimani117,190
53Beitbridge111,283
54Nkayi110,783
55Zvishavane103,889
56Matobo101,994
57Lupane100,562
58Shamva98,977
59Bulilima96,593
60Insiza88,385
61Shurugwi84,739
62Mangwe80,287
63Seke78,644
64Umguza75,796
65Hwedza70,795
66Chirumhanzu70,269
67Rushinga67,829
68Kariba61,821
69Umzingwane56,870
70Bubi51,504

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.