Businesses in Hwange

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Hwange

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	26
Education	25
Other accommodation	16
Restaurants	10
Clothing stores	7
Public administration	7
Sports clubs	6
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Gas station	6
Hotels and motels	6

Hwange Facts

Area	25466.8 km²
Population	166,535
Male Population	81,276 (48.8%)
Female Population	85,259 (51.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+109.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+10.5%
Median Age	20.3 years (Male: 19.9, Female: 20.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,108 (2022)
Area Codes	281, 81
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-18.36446, 26.49877

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Hwange Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	79,563	126,854	150,681	189,401	166,535	180,354	192,328
Population Density	3.1 / km²	5 / km²	5.9 / km²	7.4 / km²	6.5 / km²	7.1 / km²	7.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hwange Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 10.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Hwange	+109.3%	+31.3%	+10.5%
Matabeleland North Province	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hwange Median Age

Median Age: 20.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Hwange	20.3 yrs	20.6 yrs	19.9 yrs
Matabeleland North Province	17.4 yrs	18.3 yrs	16.4 yrs
Zimbabwe	18.6 yrs	19.4 yrs	17.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Hwange Population Density

Population Density: 6.5 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Hwange	166,535	25,466.8 km²	6.5 / km²
Matabeleland North Province	903,536	75,450.5 km²	12 / km²
Zimbabwe	15.7 million	390,728 km²	40.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Hwange Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1850 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Hwange

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Hwange Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,804	$1,760	$2,197	$1,499	$1,317	$1,620	$1,052	$1,108
Total GDP	$219M	$228.3M	$310.7M	$224.2M	$209.8M	$259.5M	$217.2M	$238.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Hwange CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Hwange	29,624 tn	0.18 tn	1.2 tons/km²
Matabeleland North Province	142,909 tn	0.16 tn	1.9 tons/km²
Zimbabwe	2,424,753 tn	0.15 tn	6.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Hwange CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	29,624 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.18 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2.1)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/29/86	6:25 AM	4.1	24.6 km	10,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
3/20/84	12:17 AM	4.3	4.8 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
7/19/81	8:07 AM	4.6	74.5 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
6/14/81	3:37 AM	4.5	67.7 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
5/24/81	6:35 AM	4.7	71.2 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
6/30/80	6:03 AM	4.4	78.1 km	33,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov
2/1/74	3:49 PM	5.2	71.5 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Hwange

Hwange is a town in Zimbabwe. It is located in Hwange District, in Matabeleland North Province, in northwestern Zimbabwe, close to the International borders with Botswana and the Republic of Zambia. This location lies approximately 100 kilometres (62..

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