# Ward 5 Ward, Mount Darwin District – Villages & Map

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Ward · Mount Darwin District 

# Ward 5

Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mount Darwin District, Mashonaland Central Province. It covers **153.1 km²**.

- 153km²

## Where is Ward 5?

Ward 5 lies in [Mount Darwin District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/), [Mashonaland Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-11/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-2/), [Ward 31](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-31/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-4/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/ward-6/). By area it is the 713th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.3% of [Mount Darwin District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mount-darwin/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 176 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.3579° S, 31.6713° 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) · Harare185 km
- Tete Airport (TET) · Tete212 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.2 hours, sunrise around 06:18, 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.

## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 5

Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains; 2 hills.

- Chipari · 1,280 m
- Nanuta · 913 m
- Sungwa · 847 m
- Chiridza · 792 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 Mount Darwin District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 688 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (191 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 25 191 

Feb 24 158 

Mar 24 78 

Apr 23 16 

May 21 2 

Jun 19 1 

Jul 18 2 

Aug 21 0 

Sep 24 2 

Oct 27 8 

Nov 27 61 

Dec 26 170 

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 Karanda Mission Hospital · Ward 14 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.65510&mlon=31.82767#map=17/-16.65510/31.82767) 

School Kapiripiri Primary School · Ward 4 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.32455&mlon=31.74607#map=17/-16.32455/31.74607) 

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 Mount Darwin 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 37
- Ward 38
- Ward 39
- Ward 4
- Ward 40
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 5?In Mount Darwin District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 5?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 2, Ward 31, Ward 4 and Ward 6
- 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)
- What is the highest point in Ward 5?Chipari (1,280 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Karanda Mission Hospital, about 37 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW120505 (OCHA common operational dataset)