# Ward 7 Ward, Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-7/ Ward · Hwedza District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **134.3 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 134km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 lies in [Hwedza District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/chikomba/ward-29/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-6/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/ward-9/). By area it is the 824th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.2% of [Hwedza District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/hwedza/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 119 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.7230° S, 31.6649° 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) · Harare107 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio192 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:23). 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Jekwa - Nyamidzi - Ruchenje - Wengura ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Rusunzwi · 1,379 m - Dowa · 1,329 m - Kunyadzi · 1,320 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 Hwedza District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 756 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (192 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 140 Feb 23 119 Mar 22 98 Apr 20 47 May 18 9 Jun 16 7 Jul 15 9 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 9 Oct 24 28 Nov 25 96 Dec 24 192 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 Mount St Mary Mission Hospital (Wedza District Hospital) · Ward 7 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.72493&mlon=31.68328#map=17/-18.72493/31.68328) Bank AGRIBANK Zimbabwe Limited · Ward 15 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62311&mlon=31.56875#map=17/-18.62311/31.56875) Petrol pump T.J Fuels · Ward 15 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62859&mlon=31.57291#map=17/-18.62859/31.57291) Hotel Kaluzi Residence · Ward 15 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62403&mlon=31.57829#map=17/-18.62403/31.57829) School Mt St Mary Rusunzwe Mission · Ward 7 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.72692&mlon=31.68772#map=17/-18.72692/31.68772) Police station Hwedza Police Station · Ward 15 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.62247&mlon=31.57076#map=17/-18.62247/31.57076) 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 7 Places mapped inside Ward 7 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 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 Hwedza District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Hwedza District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 29, Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 7?Rusunzwi (1,379 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Mount St Mary Mission Hospital (Wedza District Hospital), about 1.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 7?AGRIBANK Zimbabwe Limited, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 7?T.J Fuels, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 7?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW130307 (OCHA common operational dataset)