City profile · Zimbabwe · Africa
Gweru
City population
158,200
#5
in Zimbabwe
#1
in Midlands Province
#3,604
worldwide
-19.450, 29.817 · 223 km from Harare
About Gweru
Gweru is a city in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe with a population of 158,200. It is the 5th largest of the 29 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Zimbabwe, and the 3,604th largest worldwide. It lies 223 km from Harare.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
1,412 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Harare
Coordinates
-19.450, 29.817
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 29 in ZimbabweClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.