Karoi is both a town and a district in Mashonaland West

Mashonaland West

Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.2 million . Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.Mashonaland West is divided into 6 districts:* Chegutu* Hurungwe* Kadoma* Kariba...

 province, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

. Karoi town is located approximately 200 km North West of Harare

Harare

Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...

 along the main road from Harare to Kariba

Kariba

Kariba is a town in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe, located close to the Kariba Dam at the northwestern end of Lake Kariba, near the Zambian border. According to the 1992 Population Census, the town had a population of 20,736....

 and Chirundu

Chirundu

Chirundu may refer to:* Chirundu, Zambia, town on the northwest bank of the Zambezi river* Chirundu, Zimbabwe, village on the southeast bank of the Zambezi river* Chirundu Bridge, connecting Chirundu, Zambia with Chirundu, Zimbabwe...

. Karoi town is situated in a farming area. The population of Karoi town in the 1992 census was 14,763. Karoi is also about 80 km north-west of Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi is a large provincial town and is the capital of Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe. Sinoia was established in 1906 as a group settlement scheme by a wealthy Italian called Lieutenant Margherito Guidotti who encouraged 10 Italian families to settle there.- Overview :Chinhoyi is located...

 town, the capital of Mashonaland West

Mashonaland West

Mashonaland West is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 57,441 km² and a population of approximately 1.2 million . Chinhoyi is the capital of the province.Mashonaland West is divided into 6 districts:* Chegutu* Hurungwe* Kadoma* Kariba...

 province. About 30 km south-west of Karoi is the farming village of Tengwe

Tengwe

Tengwe is a village in the province of Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe situated about 70 km north-west of Chinhoyi. Tobacco is mainly produced in the area....

. The name Karoi means "little witch".

In 1945 Karoi became the designated area for mainly white war veterans who obtained government assistance to embark on farming (mostly tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...

 farming).

The high density suburb (formerly known as "township") for Karoi lies about 2 km east of the town centre and is called Chikangwe.

The main secondary schools in Karoi are Karoi High School, and Chikangwe High School.

There are two hotels in the town Karoi Hotel in the town centre, and Twin River Inn about 1.5 km north of the town on the road to Kariba.