Harare Harare Harare (; officially named Salisbury until 1982) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 960.6 km (371 mi) and an estimated population of 1,606,000 in 2009, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area in 2006. Situated in northeastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region, Harare is a metropolitan province, which also incorporates the municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of above sea level and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category. The city was founded in 1890 by the Pioneer Column, a
Plumtree-Bulawayo- Harare-Mutare Highway 9.2 Road Transport Network of Zimbabwe.] This is the A3 in international standards, connecting Harare to Maputo the capital of Mozambique through Mutare's Machipanda Border Post (Forbes Border Post). Plumtree-Bulawayo- Harare-Mutare Highway The Plumtree-Bulawayo-Harare-Mutare Highway is a cross country international standard highway in Zimbabwe. It is the most convenient route for transit motorists travelling between Machipanda Border Post Mozambique and Plumtree Border Post Botswana. The highway has been attended to meet international standards and the rehabilitation project undertaken by Infralink, a joint venture between ZINARA (Zimbabwe National Roads Administration) and Group Five International of South Africa includes the R2 and