# Ward 12 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-12/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **209.8 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 210km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 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 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-16/), [Ward 37](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-37/), [Ward 38](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-38/) and [Ward 39](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-39/). By area it is the 503rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.7% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 126 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.5291° S, 31.9874° 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 12 - 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) · Harare115 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio167 km ### Nearest railway station Rusape (Ward 10), about 14 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:21, 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 12 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 12, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams. - Buyangoma - Chamarema - Chimhembeza - Chitope - Chitora - Chiwunda - Dziwa Ratandi - Hande - Katsenge - Mezi - Rungaya - Tizira ### Hills and mountains 7 hills; 2 mountains. - Rusambo · 1,553 m - Zambazi · 1,522 m - Gonzo · 1,508 m - Chikowa · 1,424 m - Chironga · 1,405 m - Chiwara · 1,366 m - Chigwanhi · 1,354 m - Mhanga · 1,348 m - Dombotombo · 1,320 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 12 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 12 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St Theresa Mission Hospital · Ward 15 9.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.57985&mlon=31.91920#map=17/-18.57985/31.91920) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 2 · Ward 7 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.53345&mlon=32.12411#map=17/-18.53345/32.12411) Hotel Nedziwe Rural Residents · Ward 12 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.54082&mlon=31.96916#map=17/-18.54082/31.96916) Mall Jacaranda Walk · Ward 38 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.39524&mlon=32.10533#map=17/-18.39524/32.10533) School chitsva primary · Ward 12 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.56131&mlon=31.96198#map=17/-18.56131/31.96198) 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 12 Places mapped inside Ward 12 in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - 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 Makoni District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - 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 12?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 37, Ward 38 and Ward 39 - What time zone is Ward 12 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 12?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 12?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 12?Rusambo (1,553 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?St Theresa Mission Hospital, about 9.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?TotalEnergies Service Station Rusape 2, about 14 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW110412 (OCHA common operational dataset)