KEY FACTS, GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHLIGHTS
Kadoma City is in Mashonaland West Province and located South West of Harare, the Capital City. It is at 140km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway and was founded in 1901, became a Municipality in 1917 and acquired city status in March 2000.
The City is surrounded by fertile red soils suitable for livestock production and crop farming as well as rich mineral deposits of gold. The city is virtually located at the heart of the nation and has excellent road, and rail network, in addition to the best telecommunication channels and superb facilities for conferencing in the form of Kadoma Hotel and Conferencing Centre and others.
SUMMARY INFORMATION ABOUT CITY OF KADOMA
MUNICIPAL STATUS GRANTED IN : 1917
CITY STATUS GRANTED IN : 2000
POPULATION : +/-100 000 based on 2012 Census
AREA (total surface area) :105km2
ALTITUDE : 1,183 above sea level
WATER SOURCES
Dam Storage Capacity • Claw Dam 67 343 Mega litres
- Pasi Dam 25 600 Mega litres
- Total capacity 92 943 Mega litres
ROAD NETWORK
TARRED : 58,909km
EARTH AND GRAVEL : 149,287km
WORK FORCE OF CITY OF KADOMA : 413
HOUSING UNITS:
LOW DENSITY : 7 000
MEDIUM DENSITY : 3 000
HIGH DENSITY : 14 000
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS: [PUBLIC AND PRIVATE]
SECONDARY : 17
PRIMARY : 19
VOCATIONAL : 1
NUMBER OF HOSPITALS ` :1
NUMBER OF CLINICS : 17
NUMBER OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS : 2
WARDS : 17
COUNCILLORS : 17
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
| Project Name | Description | Location And Land Aspects |
| Commercial Business | Tourism-Hotels, lodges and Wild Safari
Office accommodation |
· CBD on well serviced tarred roads, electricity and uninterrupted supply of water and quality sewer reticulation |
| Housing Development | We have single quarters which needs to be turned into family units | · Rimuka High density, there is uninterrupted water supply and electricity. |
| Transport & Communication | Quality rail and road. All local telecommunication companies and courier service providers | · Well serviced both tarred and gravel, roads, quality reception for both radio and television and boosters for all telecommunication companies in the country |
| Engineering | Electronic engineering
Electronics manufacturing Metal work Automotive engineering and repairs Building and construction Borehole drilling |
· Vast tracks of land and factory shells for heavy industrial manufacturing |
| Mining | Milling
Mineral refining Geological services |
· Various deposits dotted around the city |
| Agriculture | Horticulture and Market gardening
Farm implements Fertilizer manufacturing and distribution |
· Vast tracks of agricultural land ready for occupation |
REASONS TO INVEST IN THE CITY OF KADOMA
- Land for both residential and commercial development
- Competitive rates
- Uninterrupted water supply
- Reasonable plan approval fees
- One stop shop
- Public private partnerships
- Accelerated decisions on investment matters
- flexible building periods
- Joint ventures
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO:
THE TOWN CLERK
BOX 460 FITT SQUARE
KADOMA
OTHER CONTACTS:
Town House: 22044-6
Rimuka Housing: 068 23985-6
Emergency: 06822443/06823206/0864409737 8/993/994
Fax: 068 22681
Toll-free: 08080129-31 Econet numbers
Website: www.kadomacity.org.zw
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/City-of-kadoma-The-city-of-Gold