Map of Mashonaland West
Mashonaland West is a first-level division of Zimbabwe. Its largest mapped city is Kadoma, with about 79,174 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Mashonaland West, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the dams, World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Kadoma
- Country
- Zimbabwe
Interactive Map of Mashonaland West
About Mashonaland West
Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.9 million (2022). Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Mashonaland West Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mashonaland West: Key Facts
| Area | 57,441 km² |
|---|---|
| Capital | Chinhoyi |
Facts from Wikidata Q457189 (CC0).
History of Mashonaland West: Empires and States
The atlas records 5 polities whose mapped territory included part of Mashonaland West, from British Africa in 1890 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| British Africa | 1890–1960 CE |
| The British Empire | 1890–1968 CE |
| British East Africa | 1961–1968 CE |
| Rhodesia | 1967–1978 CE |
| Republic of Zimbabwe | 1983–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Mashonaland West
Mashonaland West on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Mashonaland West
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadoma | 79,174 | Mashonaland West | Populated place |
| 2 | Chinhoyi | 61,739 | Mashonaland West | Populated place |
| 3 | Kariba | 25,531 | Mashonaland West | Admin-1 capital |
| 4 | Karoi | 25,030 | Mashonaland West | Populated place |
Major Dams in Mashonaland West
1 dam mapped. Ranked by structural height. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Height | River | Capacity | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kariba Dam | 128 m | Zambezi | 1,830 MW | 1959 |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mashonaland West
1 World Heritage Site mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana Pools National Park, Sapi and Chewore Safari Areas | 1984 | Natural | (vii) (ix) (x) |
Mashonaland West: Quick Answers
- Where is Mashonaland West?
- Mashonaland West is a first-level division of Zimbabwe, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 17.2597° S, 29.6425° E.
- What is the largest city in Mashonaland West?
- Kadoma is the largest city mapped in Mashonaland West, with a metropolitan population of about 79,174.
- How many cities are in Mashonaland West?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Mashonaland West, with a combined metropolitan population of about 191,474. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.