Chirundu, Zimbabwe Chirundu, Zimbabwe Chirundu is a village and border post in Zimbabwe on the border with Zambia, in Mashonaland West province. The name Chirundu means "people following one another in a line or queue" probably referring to the crossing of the Zambezi river by bridge at Chirundu. The village is located on the banks of the Zambezi river, and as a result it lies in the hot Zambezi Valley. It is the site of the Chirundu Bridges, two of only five road or rail bridges across the Zambezi river. On the Zambian side of the river is a slightly larger town
P12 road (Zimbabwe) Highway which runs from Lusaka to Chirundu. Here it is called the Siavonga Road. On the Zimbabwean side its begins from a junction with R3/A1 Highway which runs from Harare to Chirundu at Makuti. For those not worried about crossing borders the M15 Highway is the shortest route from Chirundu, Zimbabwe to Kariba via Chirundu, Zambia and Siabonga. It is only 72 km, which is the Chirundu, Zimbabwe to Kariba via Makuti's 144 km. From the Chirundu Border Post to the M15 Highway junction with Zambia's T2 Highway is 19 km, then 53 km to Kariba. (SOURCE MAPS) The Highway