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.
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
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:
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
National Archives of Zimbabwe
Ruth Taylor Road, Harare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 17.7949° S, 31.0639° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-16:00
National Museum
Abdel Gamal Nasser Road, Harare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 17.8323° S, 31.0388° E
National Art Galery
Julius Nyerere Way, Harare, Zimbabwe
Coordinates: 17.8249° S, 31.0490° E