# Ward 1 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-1/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **156.9 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 157km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-2/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-24/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-28/), [Ward 36](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-36/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/nyanga/ward-7/). By area it is the 697th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.0% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 153 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6889° S, 32.4930° 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 1 - 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) · Harare151 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio190 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:17, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Inyamakahwa - Mangondo - Nyambga - Nyarukangaza ### Hills and mountains 7 hills. - Bumerwe · 1,170 m - Dakatome · 1,017 m - Nemanje · 991 m - Rutsatsa · 987 m - Nyamanji · 986 m - Gwangwariwo · 981 m - Mapingere · 940 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Makoni District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 797 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (202 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 21 164 Feb 21 125 Mar 20 100 Apr 18 42 May 16 9 Jun 14 6 Jul 13 12 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 8 Oct 22 29 Nov 23 98 Dec 22 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyahowe Clinic · Ward 3 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.92765&mlon=32.39944#map=17/-17.92765/32.39944) Bank chekenya · Ward 2 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.81185&mlon=32.30758#map=17/-17.81185/32.30758) School Chikore · Ward 1 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.71345&mlon=32.49296#map=17/-17.71345/32.49296) 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 1 Places mapped inside Ward 1 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Makoni District - 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 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 36 - Ward 37 - Ward 38 - Ward 39 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 24, Ward 28, Ward 36 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 1 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 1?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 1?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 1?Bumerwe (1,170 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Nyahowe Clinic, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?chekenya, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW110401 (OCHA common operational dataset)