# Ward 31 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-31/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 31 Ward 31 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **323.8 km²**. - 324km² ## Where is Ward 31? Ward 31 lies in [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 9 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/buhera/ward-12/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-12/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-14/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-2/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-28/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-29/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-30/) and [Ward 34](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-34/). By area it is the 285th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.1% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 31 is about 171 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.0485° S, 32.0441° 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 31 - 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) · Chimoio146 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare160 km ### Nearest railway station Tsungwezi (Ward 17), about 30 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:21). 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 31 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 31, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams. - Gopwe - Magoda - Nyahangare - Nyamatendera - Nyamidzi - Nyamkaradi - Ruati - Singwizi - Tumbu ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Ruzimbwe · 915 m - Junction · 842 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Romsley Estate 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 31 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 31 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre · Ward 16 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.33805&mlon=32.17531#map=17/-19.33805/32.17531) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Nyazura · Ward 33 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.71248&mlon=32.17225#map=17/-18.71248/32.17225) School Mutauto Primary School · Ward 18 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.30386&mlon=31.94092#map=17/-19.30386/31.94092) Police station Odzi Police Station · Ward 31 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.96454&mlon=32.39009#map=17/-18.96454/32.39009) 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. ## Other wards in Makoni 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 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 31?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 31?Ward 12, Ward 12, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 2, Ward 28, Ward 29, Ward 30 and Ward 34 - What time zone is Ward 31 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 31?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 31?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 31?Ruzimbwe (915 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 31?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 31?Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 31?TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Nyazura, about 40 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 31?ZW110431 (OCHA common operational dataset)