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Kariba
Mashonaland Westtown
Total population
24,210
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ZIMSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kariba is a resort town in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe, located close to the Kariba Dam at the north-eastern end of Lake Kariba, near the Zambian border. According to the 2022 Population Census, the town had a population of 27,600.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves86
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves70
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves60
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves59
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves53
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves53
- Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856) · Aves51
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii Leach & K.D.Koenig, 1818 · Aves50
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-01-0532 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.9 — 2024-12-2317 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.9 — 2024-12-2021 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.6 — 2024-12-2023 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.2 — 2024-12-0821 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.1 — 2022-08-0239 km SW of Siavonga, Zambia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Mashonaland West
- Charara11.8 mi away
- Dandawa18.6 mi away
- Msampa Fishing Village32.8 mi away · pop. 200
- Masanga33.4 mi away
- Chirundu33.6 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Makuti34.7 mi away
- Zvipani Business Center42.8 mi away
- Magunje48 mi away
- Siakobvu49.9 mi away
- Chidamoyo50.7 mi away
- Mashongwe51.1 mi away
- Jamba Business Centre54.1 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API