# Ward 7 Ward, Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-7/ Ward · Guruve District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **84.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 84.1km² ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 lies in [Guruve District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-11/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-22/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-3/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-6/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-8/). By area it is the 1191st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.8% of [Guruve District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 127 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.7356° S, 30.6939° 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 7 - 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) · Harare140 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba194 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:31). 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 7 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 7. - Shinje Township Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Hwangwa - Karoyi - Mupagowe - Nyaruwa - Semeneka ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Chitomba · 1,253 m - Chawe · 1,245 m - Ruvinga · 1,222 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 7 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Guruve District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 790 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (225 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 24 225 Feb 23 168 Mar 23 106 Apr 22 21 May 20 2 Jun 18 1 Jul 18 1 Aug 20 0 Sep 24 2 Oct 27 9 Nov 27 68 Dec 25 187 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Guruve Hospital · Ward 6 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.67061&mlon=30.70170#map=17/-16.67061/30.70170) School St Francis & St Clare High School · Ward 6 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.66759&mlon=30.71009#map=17/-16.66759/30.71009) 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 Guruve 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Guruve District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 22, Ward 3, Ward 5, Ward 6 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 7 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 7?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 7?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 7?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 7?Chitomba (1,253 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Guruve Hospital, about 7.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW120307 (OCHA common operational dataset)