Chitungwiza is the youngest local authority in Zimbabwe and is located 9 km south of Greater Harare and was formed in 1978 by the amalgamation of three African townships to form a residential dormitory for the capital. Chitungwiza received full municipal status in 1981 and it is now the third largest and fastest growing urban centre in the country.

As the youngest municipality in the country, Chitungwiza has not had the colonial influence which has been prevalent in the arms of the other municipal areas in Zimbabwe. A distinctively more "African" municipal arms were adopted on 6 October 1986 (Trade Marks Book Register Number 475) and are described as follows:

ARMS: Per fess gules and barry wavy argent and azure, a fess sable the base enarched voided argent and charged with fine palets also sable. In chief a lion statant issuant Or and in base plate charged with "Nhuudurwa" (Nhumdurwa) plant proper behind the escutcheon in saltire to the dexter a pear and to the sinister a knobkerrie both proper.

CREST: On a unearth of the colours a murial crown issuant therefrom the Zimbabwe Bird Or.

MOTTO (in Shona): PAMBERI NEKUSHANDIRA PAMWE (Marching Forward in Co-operation)