Highest Major Cities in Zimbabwe

Cities in Zimbabwe with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres31 entries🇿🇼 See all of this country’s rankings →

All entries · 31

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Marondera66,204 people · Mashonaland East Province

1,668 m

Ruwa94,083 people · Mashonaland East Province

1,562 m

Epworth206,365 people · Harare

1,508 m

Mvurwi15,646 people · Mashonaland Central

1,495 m

Harare1,542,813 people · Harare

1,494 m

Shurugwi23,304 people · Midlands Province

1,483 m

Mount Hampden30,000 people · Mashonaland East Province

1,468 m

Harare Western Suburbs15,556 people · Mashonaland West

1,460 m

Chitungwiza371,246 people · Harare

1,435 m

Rusape37,906 people · Manicaland

1,415 m

Gweru158,200 people · Midlands Province

1,412 m

Norton87,039 people · Mashonaland West

1,364 m

Bulawayo665,952 people · Bulawayo

1,348 m

Karoi37,564 people · Mashonaland West

1,259 m

Gokwe33,073 people · Midlands Province

1,237 m

Redcliff41,526 people · Midlands Province

1,232 m

Kwekwe119,863 people · Midlands Province

1,203 m

Chegutu65,800 people · Mashonaland West

1,187 m

Kadoma117,381 people · Mashonaland West

1,176 m

Chinhoyi90,800 people · Mashonaland West

1,153 m

Bindura50,400 people · Mashonaland Central

1,118 m

Mutare224,802 people · Manicaland

1,116 m

Chipinge34,959 people · Manicaland

1,109 m

Masvingo90,286 people · Masvingo Province

1,091 m

Zvishavane59,717 people · Masvingo Province

998 m

Gwanda26,700 people · Matabeleland South Province

986 m

Victoria Falls35,215 people · Matabeleland North

961 m

Hwange39,750 people · Matabeleland North

767 m

Kariba27,600 people · Mashonaland West

679 m

Beitbridge58,574 people · Matabeleland South Province

461 m

Chiredzi40,100 people · Masvingo Province

436 m

Highlights

Within Zimbabwe, Marondera ranks first in 2026 with 1,668 m, followed by Ruwa (1,562 m) and Epworth (1,508 m).

Across 31 entries, values run from 1,668 m (Marondera) to 436 m (Chiredzi), with a median of 1,232 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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