City Details: Harare

A few alternate names for Harare are: Arare, Charare, HRE, Harare, Hararensis Urbs, Harareo, Hararė, Kharare, Kharareh, Salisbury

Harare, formerly Salisbury, is the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 982.3 km2 (379.3 sq mi), a population of 1,849,600 as of the 2022 census and an estimated 2,487,209 people in its metropolitan province. The city is situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region. Harare Metropolitan Province incorporates the city and the municipalities of Chitungwiza, Epworth and Ruwa. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of 1,483 metres above sea level, and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category.

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General Information

  • Official Name: Zimbabwe
  • Common Name: Zimbabwe
  • Population: 1542813
  • Timezone: Africa/Harare
  • Coordinates: -17.82772, 31.05337
  • Country Code: ZWE
  • Continent: Africa

Closest Airports to Harare

  • 1. Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE), distance from city center: 12.30 km
  • 2. Mutare Airport (UTA), distance from city center: 210.92 km
  • 3. Thornhill Air Base (GWE), distance from city center: 218.53 km

Location of Harare

Zimbabwe Country Details

  • Country: Zimbabwe
  • Official Name: Republic of Zimbabwe
  • Capital: Harare
  • Region: Africa
  • Subregion: Southern Africa
  • Population: 14,862,927
  • Area: 390,757 km²
  • Languages: Chibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language
  • Currency: Zimbabwean dollar ($)
  • Timezones: UTC+02:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • Zambia

Holidays in Harare, Zimbabwe

Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Zimbabwe for 2026

  • New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
  • Robert Mugabe National Youth Day - 2026-02-21
  • Good Friday - 2026-04-03
  • Easter Saturday - 2026-04-04
  • Easter Saturday - 2026-04-04
  • Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
  • Independence Day - 2026-04-18
  • Worker's Day - 2026-05-01
  • Africa Day - 2026-05-25
  • Heroes' Day - 2026-08-10
  • Defence Forces Day - 2026-08-11
  • Unity Day - 2026-12-22
  • Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
  • Boxing Day - 2026-12-26

Museums in Harare, Zimbabwe

Museum

National Archives of Zimbabwe

Ruth Taylor Road, Harare, Zimbabwe

Coordinates: 17.7949° S, 31.0639° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-16:00

Museum

National Museum

Abdel Gamal Nasser Road, Harare, Zimbabwe

Coordinates: 17.8323° S, 31.0388° E

Museum

National Art Galery

Julius Nyerere Way, Harare, Zimbabwe

Coordinates: 17.8249° S, 31.0490° E