Explore Zimbabwe in Africa - Zimbabwe Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Zimbabwe with its capital Harare is located in Africa (Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia). It covers some 390,581 square kilometres (slightly larger than Montana) with 12,382,000 citizens. English, Shona, Ndebele, South, Ndebele and North are the languages used by people in Zimbabwe (consider regional differences). South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zambia are bordering countries.

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About Zimbabwe

The topography features mostly high plateau with higher central plateau (high veld) with mountains in east. The average density of population is about 31 per km². The climate in can be described as tropical with moderated by altitude, rainy season (November to March). Potential natural disasters are recurring droughts or floods and severe storms are rare.

To reach someone in Zimbabwe dial +263 prior to a number. There are 385,100 installed telephones. And there are 2,991,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".zw". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 10 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Zimbabwe

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Zimbabwe Tourism

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Great Zimbabwe National Monument

The ruins of Great Zimbabwe – the capital of the Queen of Sheba, according to an age-old legend – are a unique testimony to the Bantu civilization of the Shona between the 11th and 15th...

Khami Ruins National Monument

Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been abandoned in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that...

Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas

On the banks of the Zambezi, great cliffs overhang the river and the floodplains. The area is home to a remarkable concentration of wild animals, including elephants, buffalo, leopards and...

Matobo Hills

The area exhibits a profusion of distinctive rock landforms rising above the granite shield that covers much of Zimbabwe. The large boulders provide abundant natural shelters and have been...

Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls

These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. The Zambezi River, which is more than 2 km wide at this point, plunges noisily down a series of basalt gorges and raises an iridescent...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Zimbabwe

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Zimbabwe is growing at an rate of 2.95% (or by 344,196 citizens). Each year 149,959 people enter this country (or 12.90 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 1.67%. Or an total increase of 194,236 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.