Kwekwe District minerals including gold and iron ore. The largest steel manufacturing factory, Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO), is located in the district in the town of Redcliff, near the city of Kwekwe, the district capital. The district contains many large and small mines and several large steel mills. The district is located in Zimbabwe's Highveld at an altitude of about , above sea level. It is located in the tropics but its high altitude modifies this to a warm temperate climate. The average annual temperature is . As with much of the Highveld, summers are long but not hot as
A5 road (Zimbabwe) is the shortest link route from Harare to Gokwe through to Binga. However the road has numerous potholes especially on the section after Munyati River Bridge to Sidakeni Shopping Center. In rainy seasons the Munyati River Bridge on this road may be flooded. This road branches to the right (west) about north of Kwekwe. After Gokwe this road eventually takes you to Binga. There are several roads that connect with A5 in the City of Gweru that include: Source Map: [AA Road Map 1985] The A5Highway passes across a few major river along its route. The rate of unemployment in