# Ward 9 Ward, Mutare District, Manicaland Province – Villages

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Ward · Mutare District 

# Ward 9

Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutare District, Manicaland Province. It covers **95.7 km²**.

- 95.7km²

## Where is Ward 9?

Ward 9 lies in [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/), [Manicaland Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-10/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-16/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-4/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/ward-8/). By area it is the 1095th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Mutare District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/manicaland/mutare/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 197 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.2273° S, 32.1930° 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 9

- 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) · Chimoio130 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare185 km

### Nearest railway station

Odzi (Ward 31), about 36 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:07) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:21, 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 9

Named natural and historic features inside Ward 9, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 hill.

- Uchena · 1,019 m
- Chirinda · 957 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 9 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 9

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre · Ward 16 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.33805&mlon=32.17531#map=17/-19.33805/32.17531) 

School Chihera School · Ward 20 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.34002&mlon=32.00833#map=17/-19.34002/32.00833) 

Police station Odzi Police Station · Ward 31 36 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 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 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 9?In Mutare District, Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 9?Ward 10, Ward 16, Ward 4 and Ward 8
- What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- What is the highest point in Ward 9?Uchena (1,019 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 9?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 9?Zvipiripi Rural Health Centre, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW110509 (OCHA common operational dataset)