# Ward 12 Ward, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-12/ Ward · Mazowe District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **55.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 55.1km² - 1mapped service - 1,199 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 lies in [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-14/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-9/). By area it is the 1422nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.3% of [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 69 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2063° S, 31.0469° 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 12 - 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) · Harare81 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba242 km ### Nearest railway station Glendale (Ward 17), about 17 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:22, sunset around 17:29). 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 12 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 12. - Gweshe - Nyota 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 12 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 12, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Dambo · 1,412 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 12 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mazowe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (216 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 22 216 Feb 21 165 Mar 21 105 Apr 19 29 May 17 5 Jun 15 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 17 0 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 19 Nov 24 95 Dec 22 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 12 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Howard Mission Hospital · Ward 11 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.23363&mlon=30.99780#map=17/-17.23363/30.99780) Petrol pump Valley Graders · Ward 3 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30908&mlon=31.32881#map=17/-17.30908/31.32881) Hotel Coach House Inn · Ward 1 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29640&mlon=31.32970#map=17/-17.29640/31.32970) Mall Chipindura Park Shopping Centre · Ward 6 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.32662&mlon=31.34414#map=17/-17.32662/31.34414) School Gweshe High School · Ward 12 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.22368&mlon=31.03615#map=17/-17.22368/31.03615) College Bindura University of Science Education · Ward 1 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29640&mlon=31.32970#map=17/-17.29640/31.32970) Police station Mazowe · Ward 22 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.50608&mlon=30.97181#map=17/-17.50608/30.97181) 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 12 Places mapped inside Ward 12 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Mazowe District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - 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 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 12?In Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 14 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 12 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 12?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 12?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 12?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 12?Dambo (1,412 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Howard Mission Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?Valley Graders, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW120412 (OCHA common operational dataset)