# Ward 1 Ward, Mutare District, Manicaland Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-1/ Ward · Mutare District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutare District, Manicaland Province. It covers **370.8 km²**. - 371km² ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-16/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-17/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-18/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/makoni/ward-23/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutasa/ward-25/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-3/) and [Ward 34](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-34/). By area it is the 210th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.7% of [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 175 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.8147° S, 32.3447° 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio120 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare165 km ### Nearest railway station Tsungwezi (Ward 17), about 15 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:20, sunset around 17:20). 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 1 river or stream. - Inyamazura ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Gwinanzira · 1,201 m - Chenyamatsini · 1,140 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 Mutare 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 Makoni Rural Hospital · Ward 22 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.61292&mlon=32.38832#map=17/-18.61292/32.38832) Bank CBZ · Ward 10 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97591&mlon=32.66687#map=17/-18.97591/32.66687) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Nyazura · Ward 33 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.71248&mlon=32.17225#map=17/-18.71248/32.17225) Hotel Christmas Pass · Ward 22 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93595&mlon=32.62432#map=17/-18.93595/32.62432) Mall Mutare Trade Centre · Ward 10 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97379&mlon=32.66845#map=17/-18.97379/32.66845) School Chikuruwo · Ward 23 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.70304&mlon=32.42369#map=17/-18.70304/32.42369) College Africa University · Ward 23 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.89589&mlon=32.60127#map=17/-18.89589/32.60127) Police station Odzi Police Station · Ward 31 17 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 Mutare 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Mutare District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 16, Ward 17, Ward 18, Ward 23, Ward 25, Ward 3 and Ward 34 - 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?Gwinanzira (1,201 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Makoni Rural Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?CBZ, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?TotalEnergies Service Station RVC Nyazura, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW110501 (OCHA common operational dataset)