What is .zw?
A little context on Zimbabwe: the capital is Harare, languages include Chibarwe, English and Kalanga, the currency is the Botswana pula (BWP) and the international dialing code is +263. It's landlocked.
Zimbabwe shares land borders with 4 countries, so the ccTLDs next door are .bw (Botswana), .mz (Mozambique), .za (South Africa) and .zm (Zambia).
IANA lists Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) as the manager of .zw, with an address in Zimbabwe. ccTLD managers set their own policies — who can register, which second-level names exist, pricing to registrars — so those rules differ from country to country.
On the technical side, .zw is served by 5 authoritative name servers, every one of them reachable over IPv6. There is no DS record for .zw in the root zone, which means the TLD is not DNSSEC-signed at the top level.
.zw FAQ
What country is .zw?
.zw is the country-code top-level domain for Zimbabwe, in Eastern Africa.
What is Zimbabwe's domain extension?
Zimbabwe's website extension is .zw, its country-code top-level domain. "ZW" is its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code.
Who owns the .zw domain?
IANA lists Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) as the manager of .zw: it runs the registry and sets the rules for Zimbabwe's ccTLD. Individual .zw names belong to whoever registers them.
Can I register a .zw domain from the US?
It depends on Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ)'s policy. Some ccTLDs are open to anyone in the world, while others require a local address, company or trademark. Check the registry or an accredited registrar before you buy.
Is .zw DNSSEC-signed?
No. As of our last data refresh there is no DS record for .zw in the root zone.
Sources
Data from IANA root zone version 2026102000. Last changed March 11, 2021. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
