Businesses in Shurugwi

Categories in Shurugwi

Farming Gold Mining Company Churches Housing Development Education Elementary School Primary School Bars, pubs and taverns Restaurants Medical clinic Apartment Building Housing Complex Shopping Mall Bus Station Housing Society Unreachable

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Shurugwi

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	10
Grocery stores and supermarkets	6
Primary and elementary schools	6
Travel and transportation	6
Buses and trains	5
Public administration	5
Restaurants	5
Shopping	5
Bars, pubs and taverns	5

Shurugwi Facts

Area	3097.6 km²
Population	123,834
Male Population	60,905 (49.2%)
Female Population	62,929 (50.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+168.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+30.7%
Median Age	19 years (Male: 18.4, Female: 19.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,306 (2022)
Area Codes	52
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-19.67016, 30.00589

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Shurugwi Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	46,127	80,498	94,738	117,074	123,834	136,755	148,422
Population Density	14.9 / km²	26 / km²	30.6 / km²	37.8 / km²	40 / km²	44.1 / km²	47.9 / km²

* Projected

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

Shurugwi Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 30.7% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Shurugwi	+168.5%	+53.8%	+30.7%
Midlands Province	—	—	—
Zimbabwe	—	—	—

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

Shurugwi Median Age

Median Age: 19 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Shurugwi	19 yrs	19.7 yrs	18.4 yrs
Midlands Province	17.9 yrs	18.7 yrs	17.1 yrs
Zimbabwe	18.6 yrs	19.4 yrs	17.9 yrs

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

Shurugwi Population Density

Population Density: 40 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Shurugwi	123,834	3,097.6 km²	40 / km²
Midlands Province	1.9 million	49,363.1 km²	38.4 / 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

Shurugwi Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1950 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Shurugwi

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

Shurugwi Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,939	$2,101	$1,851	$1,167	$1,202	$2,008	$1,239	$1,306
Total GDP	$147.7M	$177M	$162.8M	$104.9M	$116.4M	$211M	$154.6M	$169.8M

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

Shurugwi CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Shurugwi	18,168 tn	0.15 tn	5.9 tons/km²
Midlands Province	277,801 tn	0.15 tn	5.6 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

Shurugwi CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	18,168 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	5.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8.7)
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.

Shurugwi

Shurugwi, formerly Selukwe, a town and administrative centre in Midlands Province, southern Zimbabwe, located about 350 km south of Harare; population 16,138 (Central Statistical Office, Zimbabwe. Census of Population, 1992. Harare: Government Printe..

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