# Ward 1 Ward, Mutare Urban District, Manicaland Province

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Ward · Mutare Urban District 

# Ward 1

Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutare Urban District, Manicaland Province. It covers **0.47 km²**.

- 0.5km²

## Where is Ward 1?

Ward 1 lies in [Mutare Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 3 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-2/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/ward-5/). By area it is the 1921st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.2% of [Mutare Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare-urban/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 212 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 2.7 km from Mutare, the main town of Mutare Urban District. The centre point is at 18.9878° S, 32.6522° 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).

## Things to see in and around Ward 1

### Nearby, outside Ward 1

- The Mutare Museum · museum, Ward 122.4 km
- Christmas Pass · viewpoint, Ward 125.0 km
- Prince of Wales View · attraction, Ward 115.4 km
- Mutare Heights · viewpoint, Ward 225.7 km
- Dangamvura · museum, Ward 76.9 km
- Busstop Ndongwe · attraction, Ward 77.0 km
- Nyachowa Falls Entrance · attraction, Ward 1514 km
- Nyachowa Falls · waterfall, Ward 1515 km
- Chinamata Falls · waterfall, Ward 3317 km
- Start path to Chinamata Falls · attraction, Ward 3317 km
- Vumba Botanical Garden · attraction, Ward 3320 km
- Botanic Garden · attraction, Ward 3320 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## 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

- Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio84 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare202 km

### Nearest railway station

Mutare (Ward 10), about 1.2 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:06) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:19).

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.

## Weather in Ward 1 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Mutare Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 1,063 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (248 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 207 

Feb 22 173 

Mar 21 145 

Apr 19 69 

May 17 19 

Jun 15 16 

Jul 14 21 

Aug 17 5 

Sep 20 16 

Oct 22 37 

Nov 23 106 

Dec 23 248 

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 PSMAS · Ward 10 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97164&mlon=32.66924#map=17/-18.97164/32.66924) 

Bank Stanbic Bank · Ward 10 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97774&mlon=32.66771#map=17/-18.97774/32.66771) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Vumba · Ward 10 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99581&mlon=32.66279#map=17/-18.99581/32.66279) 

Hotel Mutare Meikles Square · Ward 10 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97651&mlon=32.66906#map=17/-18.97651/32.66906) 

Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) 

School Sakubva Primary School · Ward 4 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99049&mlon=32.64132#map=17/-18.99049/32.64132) 

College Eastern Heights College · Ward 10 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.98223&mlon=32.66261#map=17/-18.98223/32.66261) 

Police station ZRP Rural Sakubva · Ward 10 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.99363&mlon=32.65095#map=17/-18.99363/32.65095) 

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 Mutare Urban District

- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 16
- Ward 17
- Ward 18
- Ward 19
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 1?In Mutare Urban District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 1?Ward 10, Ward 2 and Ward 5
- What is there to see in Ward 1?The Mutare Museum, Christmas Pass, Prince of Wales View, Mutare Heights
- 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 best time to visit Ward 1?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?PSMAS, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?Stanbic Bank, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?TotalEnergies Service Station Vumba, about 1.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW112101 (OCHA common operational dataset)