Kariba is a resort town in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, beside Kariba Dam at the north-eastern end of Lake Kariba, near the Zambian border in the Zambezi Valley. The town was built in the mid to late 1950s to house the workers constructing the dam, with Costain as contractor, in an area whose earlier inhabitants were Tonga. Its main suburbs are Mahombekombe, Nyamhunga and the hilltop Kariba Heights, home to the Operation Noah monument. It is the centre of the tourist industry of the lake and has an airport and a ferry service to Victoria Falls via Mlibizi. The 2022 census counted 27,450 residents.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Zimbabwe: Cities and Urban Localities
citypopulation.deCities and urban localities table, latest census
Kariba MSW 12,364 20,736 22,726 26,112 27,450 0
Cities and urban localities table, census year
Kariba MSW 12,364 20,736 22,726 26,112 27,450 0
View the Source 2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Zimbabwe
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, CoastlineQuote, Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
3. 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
Kariba, Zimbabwe (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Zimbabwe, LeadQuote, Part Of: Zimbabwe, Lead
is a resort town in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe
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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