# Ward 22 Ward, Chipinge District, Manicaland Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-22/ Ward · Chipinge District # Ward 22 Ward 22 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chipinge District, Manicaland Province. It covers **157.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 157km² - 6mapped services - 411 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 22? Ward 22 lies in [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-20/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-24/) and [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-24/). By area it is the 695th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.0% of [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/). The centre of Ward 22 is about 339 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6337° S, 32.3173° 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 22 - 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) · Chimoio202 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira286 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:04) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:24, 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 22 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 22. - Makaza 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 22 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 22, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nyatusa - Nyautsa ### Hills and mountains 5 hills. - Zinunyi · 794 m - Matezwa Business Centre · 462 m - Umbwa · 441 m - Chidzvururwi · 424 m - Ukoto · 421 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 22 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chipinge District, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 487 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (163 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 148 Feb 28 144 Mar 27 130 Apr 25 66 May 23 22 Jun 21 19 Jul 20 18 Aug 23 5 Sep 26 16 Oct 28 31 Nov 29 81 Dec 29 163 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 22 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gumira Clinic · Ward 22 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.60392&mlon=32.28056#map=17/-20.60392/32.28056) Hotel Turgwi Safari Camp · Ward 24 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.41243&mlon=32.14745#map=17/-20.41243/32.14745) School Manzwire Primary School · Ward 22 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.65473&mlon=32.33574#map=17/-20.65473/32.33574) 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 22 Places mapped inside Ward 22 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools5 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 Chipinge 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 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 22?In Chipinge District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 22?Ward 20, Ward 23, Ward 24 and Ward 24 - What time zone is Ward 22 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 22?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 22?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 22?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 22?Zinunyi (794 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 22?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 22?Gumira Clinic, about 5.1 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 22?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 22?ZW110322 (OCHA common operational dataset)