# Ward 5 Ward, Chipinge District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-5/ Ward · Chipinge District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chipinge District, Manicaland Province. It covers **550.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 551km² - 4mapped services - 485 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 lies in [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-12/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-16/), [Ward 27](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-27/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-4/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/ward-6/). By area it is the 113th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 10.5% of [Chipinge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/chipinge/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 305 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.2521° S, 32.4049° 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 5 - 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) · Chimoio163 km - Beira International Airport (BEW) · Beira266 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:23, 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 5 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 5. - Rupise - Tongogara Refugee Camp 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Chidimanyi - Chipanda - Chipangayi - Chipunga - Nyambanda - Nyamuvava - Sindowse - Tanganda ### Hills and mountains 6 hills; 1 mountain. - Raraurwe · 1,010 m - Chikarara · 1,005 m - Chisangudza · 807 m - Besowota · 804 m - Chinyamurevu · 803 m - Mutambatsuro · 761 m - Masaka · 511 m ### Estates 3 estates. - Chinyamasaka - Middle Sabi Estate - Randonda Hall ### Getting around 2 airfields. - Middle Sabi - Sabi Valley East 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 5 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 413 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 October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 148 Feb 28 144 Mar 26 130 Apr 24 66 May 22 22 Jun 20 19 Jul 20 18 Aug 22 5 Sep 25 16 Oct 28 31 Nov 29 81 Dec 28 163 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chikore Mission Hospital · Ward 17 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.43699&mlon=32.49773#map=17/-20.43699/32.49773) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Chipinge · Ward 8 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19195&mlon=32.62069#map=17/-20.19195/32.62069) Hotel YADZONZAYI GUEST LODGE · Ward 8 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19313&mlon=32.61750#map=17/-20.19313/32.61750) School Chipangayi Secondary School · Ward 5 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.24267&mlon=32.40547#map=17/-20.24267/32.40547) College Chipinda high School · Ward 8 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19320&mlon=32.62030#map=17/-20.19320/32.62030) 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 5 Places mapped inside Ward 5 in open map data, by type. - Schools4 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 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Chipinge District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 12, Ward 16, Ward 27, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 6 - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 5?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Raraurwe (1,010 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Chikore Mission Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?TotalEnergies Service Station Chipinge, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW110305 (OCHA common operational dataset)