# Ward 7 Ward, Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-7/ Ward · Chimanimani District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province. It covers **458.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 459km² - 2mapped services - 1,231 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 lies in [Chimanimani District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 9 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-1/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-11/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-14/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-18/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-6/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/ward-9/). By area it is the 150th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 13.7% of [Chimanimani District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chimanimani/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 266 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.6614° S, 32.6801° 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 7 - 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio97 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira234 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:17). 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 7 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 7. - Cashel - Murari 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Mhakwe - Nyanyadzi - Nyashama - Tandai ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 3 mountains. - Chizunzu · 1,585 m - Mukwemepo · 1,509 m - Fountain Valley · 1,482 m - Nzou · 1,472 m - Ruwaka · 1,234 m - Chisazurwi · 1,090 m - Murari · 1,050 m - Limecliffs · 1,006 m - Mahwe Mashwa · 985 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 7 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chimanimani District, the warmest month is Nov (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jul (11 °C), after allowing for this place being about 554 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 1,070 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (234 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 19 199 Feb 19 174 Mar 18 153 Apr 16 73 May 14 23 Jun 12 20 Jul 11 23 Aug 14 7 Sep 17 20 Oct 20 40 Nov 20 104 Dec 20 234 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Biriri Rural Hospital · Ward 18 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77630&mlon=32.67339#map=17/-19.77630/32.67339) Bank Bank ABC · Ward 5 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.65292&mlon=32.47001#map=17/-19.65292/32.47001) Hotel Frog & Fern · Ward 15 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.80560&mlon=32.85879#map=17/-19.80560/32.85879) School Primary School · Ward 7 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.68568&mlon=32.68354#map=17/-19.68568/32.68354) Police station Zimparks office - Chimanimani Park, The Corner · Ward 10 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.69564&mlon=32.95480#map=17/-19.69564/32.95480) 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 7 Places mapped inside Ward 7 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 Chimanimani District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Chimanimani District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 1, Ward 11, Ward 14, Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 7 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 7?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 7?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 7?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 7?Chizunzu (1,585 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Biriri Rural Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 7?Bank ABC, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW110207 (OCHA common operational dataset)