# Ward 12 Ward, Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-12/ Ward · Marondera District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **84.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 84.6km² - 4mapped services - 1,418 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 lies in [Marondera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-15/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-18/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-9/). By area it is the 1186th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.5% of [Marondera District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 54 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3109° S, 31.1299° 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) · Harare42 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio260 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:24, sunset around 17:26). 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 **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 12. - Rocky Spruit 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. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Chibidi - Mavura - Nyadumbu 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 Marondera District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 789 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (195 mm) and the driest Aug (2 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 21 180 Feb 21 133 Mar 20 94 Apr 19 31 May 16 7 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 19 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 5 Oct 22 25 Nov 23 94 Dec 22 195 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 Mahusekwa District Hospital · Ward 11 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.30323&mlon=31.19731#map=17/-18.30323/31.19731) Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05441&mlon=31.09308#map=17/-18.05441/31.09308) Petrol pump Zuva Makoni · Ward 25 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01023&mlon=31.10316#map=17/-18.01023/31.10316) Hotel Makumbe Country Hotel & Family Funland Gardens · Ward 2 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.10000&mlon=31.16670#map=17/-18.10000/31.16670) Mall Chitungwiza Town Centre · Ward 1 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02011&mlon=31.14256#map=17/-18.02011/31.14256) School Primary School · Ward 12 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.30384&mlon=31.15540#map=17/-18.30384/31.15540) College Seke Teacher's College · Ward 25 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02478&mlon=31.10999#map=17/-18.02478/31.10999) Police station Chitungwiza Police Station · Ward 25 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01483&mlon=31.10019#map=17/-18.01483/31.10019) 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. - Schools4 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 Marondera 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 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 12?In Marondera District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 18 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?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Mahusekwa District Hospital, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 12?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?Zuva Makoni, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW130412 (OCHA common operational dataset)