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Zimbabwe Map & Atlas

Political, physical and population maps of Zimbabwe with its 10 first-level divisions, the capital Harare and largest cities, plus ethnic, religious and language maps.

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Administrative divisions of Zimbabwe

Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries · 10 units

Zimbabwe is divided into 10 first-level administrative divisions:

BulawayoHarareManicalandMashonaland CentralMashonaland EastMashonaland WestMasvingoMatabeleland NorthMatabeleland SouthMidlands

Largest cities in Zimbabwe

Urban-area estimates · Natural Earth
#CityPopulation
1HarareCapital1,572,000
2Bulawayo699,385
3Chitungwiza340,360
4Mutare249,365
5Gweru183,358
6Kwekwe99,149
7Kadoma79,174
8Masvingo76,311
9Chinhoyi61,739
10Zvishavane35,896

Harare is the largest urban area in Zimbabwe with about 1,572,000 people.

Terrain, rivers & lakes

Terrain tiles · Natural Earth rivers & lakes

Highest terrain in Zimbabwe: ≈ 3,516 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

🌊 Rivers

  • Umzingwani
  • Shangani
  • Gwayi
  • Limpopo
  • Mazoe
  • Save
  • Zambezi

🏞️ Lakes

  • Lake Kariba

Ethnic groups in Zimbabwe

CIA World Factbook · 2022
African
99.6%other
0.4%

African 99.6% (predominantly Shona; Ndebele is the second largest ethnic group), other (includes Caucasian, Asiatic, mixed race) 0.4% (2022 est.)

Regionally, African is the most common ethnic group across most of the 10 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Religions in Zimbabwe

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Apostolic Sect
40.3%Pentecostal
17%Protestant
13.8%other Christian
7.8%Roman Catholic
6.4%African traditionalist
5%other
1.5%none
8.3%

Apostolic Sect 40.3%, Pentecostal 17%, Protestant 13.8%, other Christian 7.8%, Roman Catholic 6.4%, African traditionalist 5%, other 1.5% (includes Muslim, Jewish, Hindu), none 8.3% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Apostolic Sect is the most common religious group across most of the 10 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Languages in Zimbabwe

CIA World Factbook · 2022
Shona
80.9%Ndebele
11.5%English
0.3%13 minority languages
7%other
0.3%

Shona (official, most widely spoken) 80.9%, Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken) 11.5%, English (official, traditionally used for official business) 0.3%, 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa) 7%, other 0.3% (2022 est.)

Regionally, Shona is the most common language group across most of the 10 divisions, while Ndebele predominates in 3 divisions (Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Bulawayo).

Source: CIA World Factbook (2022 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.