# Ward 5 Ward, Makoni District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-5/ Ward · Makoni District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makoni District, Manicaland Province. It covers **183.5 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 184km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 lies in [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-22/), [Ward 35](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-35/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-7/). By area it is the 587th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.3% of [Makoni District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 116 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0084° S, 32.1311° 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare110 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio187 km ### Nearest railway station Headlands (Ward 32), about 31 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:23). 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Chendambuya - Mafuri - Mutorahuku ### Hills and mountains 9 hills; 1 mountain. - Magura · 1,360 m - Mparuru · 1,328 m - Bamani · 1,308 m - Rongwe · 1,305 m - Runyange · 1,303 m - Rukori · 1,259 m - Manzima · 1,257 m - Chidzimba · 1,256 m - Barahanga · 1,236 m - Kanjuru · 1,208 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 5 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital weya Hospital · Ward 5 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02495&mlon=32.14819#map=17/-18.02495/32.14819) Bank chekenya · Ward 2 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.81185&mlon=32.30758#map=17/-17.81185/32.30758) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Macheke · Ward 29 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14583&mlon=31.84740#map=17/-18.14583/31.84740) Hotel Nyati Eco Game Park, Headlands, Zimbabwe. · Ward 32 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.28337&mlon=32.05525#map=17/-18.28337/32.05525) School Wensleydale Primary School · Ward 6 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.09844&mlon=32.05664#map=17/-18.09844/32.05664) College Chiropa Primary School · Ward 8 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.18613&mlon=32.25733#map=17/-18.18613/32.25733) Police station Macheke Police · Ward 29 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14633&mlon=31.84570#map=17/-18.14633/31.84570) 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. - Hospitals1 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 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 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Makoni District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 22, Ward 35, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Magura (1,360 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?weya Hospital, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?chekenya, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Macheke, about 34 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 5?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW110405 (OCHA common operational dataset)