Hwange, known as Wankie until 1982, is a town in Hwange District, Matabeleland North Province, in northwestern Zimbabwe near the borders with Botswana and Zambia, about 100 kilometres southeast of Victoria Falls on the railway from Bulawayo. It stands at 770 metres above sea level and is named after Chief Hwange. The town is the centre of the country's coal industry: Hwange Colliery is the largest in Zimbabwe, the Wankie Coal Field was found there in 1895 by the American scout Frederick Russell Burnham, and the country's biggest power plant was built there in the 1980s. Hwange National Park lies nearby. The 2022 census counted 39,750 people.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Zimbabwe: Cities and Urban Localities
citypopulation.deCities and urban localities table, latest census
Hwange ( Wankie) MBN 39,036 42,581 34,950 37,602 39,750 0
Cities and urban localities table, census year
Hwange ( Wankie) MBN 39,036 42,581 34,950 37,602 39,750 0
View the Source 2. Hwange, Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
Geography, altitude band
Hwange sits at an elevation of 770 metres (2,530 ft), above sea level.
Part Of: Zimbabwe, Lead
is a town in Zimbabwe, located in Hwange District, in Matabeleland North Province
View the Source3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Zimbabwe
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, CoastlineQuote, Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
4. IANA Time Zone Database: tz database zone1970.tab
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone line for ZimbabweQuote, Zone line for Zimbabwe
MZ,BI,BW,CD,MW,RW,ZM,ZW -2558+03235 Africa/Maputo Central Africa Time
Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Africa, Lead, continent of the countryQuote, On Continent: Africa, Lead, continent of the country
is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa
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