# Ward 5 Ward, Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-5/ Ward · Mazowe District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **74.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 74.5km² - 1,222 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 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 6 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-1/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/bindura/ward-3/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/ward-7/). By area it is the 1277th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Mazowe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mazowe/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 94 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9860° S, 31.1671° 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 5 - 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) · Harare105 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba248 km ### Nearest railway station Bindura (Ward 3), about 40 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 06:21, sunset around 17:28). 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 5 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 5. - Mhombera Estate 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Kasewa - Marongwe ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Chiswiza · 1,192 m - Matunhunu · 1,165 m - Masiyachengo · 1,160 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 5 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyakudya Clinic · Ward 7 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.02006&mlon=31.13710#map=17/-17.02006/31.13710) Hotel Twin Lodges · Ward 2 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29398&mlon=31.33450#map=17/-17.29398/31.33450) School Nyakudya Secondary School · Ward 7 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.02230&mlon=31.13780#map=17/-17.02230/31.13780) College Bindura University of Science Education · Ward 1 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29640&mlon=31.32970#map=17/-17.29640/31.32970) 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 Mazowe 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 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 1, Ward 3, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 5?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Chiswiza (1,192 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Nyakudya Clinic, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW120405 (OCHA common operational dataset)