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Kariba
Sign in to savetown in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe, located close to the Kariba Dam
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Place details
- Locality
- Kariba
- Region
- Mashonaland West
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Population
- 27,600
- Timezone
- Africa/Harare
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Province
- Mashonaland West
- District
- Kariba District
- Total
- 27,600
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( CAT )
- Area code
- 061
- Climate
- Aw
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Zimbabwe
- Located in
- Mashonaland West Province
- Population
- 24210
- Elevation
- 679
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- KaribaDam.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kariba
- different from
- Lake Kariba
- P8168
- Marko Pešić
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Encyclopedic 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.
Located in the Zambezi Valley, Kariba is well known for its balmy climate and proximity to Lake Kariba, that draws in thousands of tourists all year round.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kariba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.