Businesses in Gutu

Categories in Gutu

Farming Churches Hardware store Housing Development Education Elementary School High School Primary School Bars, pubs and taverns Grocery stores and supermarkets Hospitals Apartment Building Housing Complex Shopping Shopping Mall Hotels and motels Housing Society

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gutu

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	23
Churches	12
Shopping	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	7
Primary and elementary schools	6
Gas station	5
Travel and transportation	5

Gutu Facts

Area	6052.0 km²
Population	255,316
Male Population	119,118 (46.7%)
Female Population	136,198 (53.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+357.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+71.5%
Median Age	17 years (Male: 15.4, Female: 18.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,578 (2022)
Area Codes	30
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-19.64447, 31.15175

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Gutu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	55,772	116,125	148,845	194,138	255,316	284,231	310,905
Population Density	9.2 / km²	19.2 / km²	24.6 / km²	32.1 / km²	42.2 / km²	47 / km²	51.4 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gutu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 71.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Gutu	+357.8%	+119.9%	+71.5%
Masvingo Province	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gutu Median Age

Median Age: 17 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Gutu	17 yrs	18.8 yrs	15.4 yrs
Masvingo Province	16.6 yrs	18 yrs	15.1 yrs
Zimbabwe	18.6 yrs	19.4 yrs	17.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gutu Population Density

Population Density: 42.2 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Gutu	255,316	6,052 km²	42.2 / km²
Masvingo Province	1.7 million	56,455 km²	29.8 / km²
Zimbabwe	15.7 million	390,728 km²	40.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gutu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Gutu Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,890	$1,761	$2,614	$1,263	$1,349	$1,477	$1,408	$1,578
Total GDP	$308.7M	$306.3M	$488.8M	$242.1M	$272.7M	$335.5M	$368.2M	$431.5M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Gutu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Gutu	37,458 tn	0.15 tn	6.2 tons/km²
Masvingo Province	249,993 tn	0.15 tn	4.4 tons/km²
Zimbabwe	2,424,753 tn	0.15 tn	6.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Gutu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	37,458 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	6.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (10)
Flood	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/21/06	9:55 PM	4.5	83.1 km	10,000 m	Zimbabwe	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Gutu

Gutu is the third largest district in Masvingo Province, southern Zimbabwe, after Chiredzi and Mwenezi. It is the northernmost district in the province. The name "Gutu" is historically reported to have emerged from "Chinomukutu wemiseve" – meaning, "..

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