# Ward 13 Ward, Buhera District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-13/ Ward · Buhera District # Ward 13 Ward 13 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Buhera District, Manicaland Province. It covers **123.1 km²**. 15 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 123km² - 2mapped services - 964 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 13? Ward 13 lies in [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-11/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-15/), [Ward 31](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-31/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-7/). By area it is the 908th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.3% of [Buhera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/). The centre of Ward 13 is about 170 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.2204° S, 31.7244° E. Source: [Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT Central Statistics Office via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-zwe). ## Know before you go: Ward 13 - Time zoneUTC+2, no daylight saving · Africa/Harare - CurrencyZimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - Country calling code+263 - LanguagesEnglish, Shona, South Ndebele, North Ndebele - Plug typesType G · 220 V - Driving sideLeft ### Nearest airports - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare158 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio179 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:22). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Ward 13 Open gazetteers list **15 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 13. Settlements here lie between about 945 m and 1,012 m above sea level (median 964 m). - Chinyanga - Chinzou - Chipwanyira - Garawaziva - Gona - Makamure - Marume - Mashinya - Mashinyanga - Masocha - Mavaire - Neshava - Shambamuto - Svova - Zvavamwena Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 13 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 13, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chishambamvura - Gavi ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Dinidza · 1,025 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ward 13 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Buhera District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 759 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (182 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 135 Feb 24 119 Mar 22 106 Apr 20 51 May 18 10 Jun 16 8 Jul 15 10 Aug 18 2 Sep 21 12 Oct 24 30 Nov 25 95 Dec 24 182 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 13 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Murambinda Missionary Hospital · Ward 14 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26643&mlon=31.65439#map=17/-19.26643/31.65439) Bank CABS · Ward 14 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26839&mlon=31.65261#map=17/-19.26839/31.65261) Petrol pump Glow Petroleum · Ward 14 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.27034&mlon=31.65226#map=17/-19.27034/31.65226) Hotel Paradise Hotel · Ward 14 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.26828&mlon=31.64105#map=17/-19.26828/31.64105) School Masocha School · Ward 13 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.21081&mlon=31.76648#map=17/-19.21081/31.76648) College Makumbe High School · Ward 5 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.32741&mlon=31.43780#map=17/-19.32741/31.43780) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ward 13 Places mapped inside Ward 13 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other wards in Buhera District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 13?In Buhera District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 13?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 31 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 13 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 13?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 13?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 13?15 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ward 13?Settlements lie between 945 m and 1,012 m - What is the highest point in Ward 13?Dinidza (1,025 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 13?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 13?Murambinda Missionary Hospital, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 13?CABS, about 9.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 13?Glow Petroleum, about 9.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 13?ZW110113 (OCHA common operational dataset)