Zwedru is located in Tchien District of Grand Gedeh County, near the Cavalla River in the country's south-eastern region and near the border with Côte d'Ivoire.

The William D. Coleman Airfield with its gravel-surfaced runway, lies within the city limits and provides only domestic services.

Communication in the city has made significant progress as seen in the media sector where few radio stations have erected in post war era.

The state own broadcasting TV network does not reach the city due to its low range coverage.

The only campus of the Grand Gedeh County Community College is situated on the outskirts of the city in the Garloville area.

After taking power in a bloody coup d’état in 1980, he installed a number of pavements and also constructed a mansion on the edge of town but he did not live there even for a night until 9 September 1990, when he was captured, tortured and murdered by rebels at a military base in Monrovia.