# Ward 1 Ward, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-1/ Ward · Mudzi District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **205.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 206km² - 5mapped services - 623 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Mudzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 3 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-12/) and [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-17/). By area it is the 518th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.9% of [Mudzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 224 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8606° S, 32.9067° 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 1 - 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete115 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare226 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:22). 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 1 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 1. - Nyamapanda - Nyamapande 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 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Nyahuku - Nyamapande ### Hills and mountains 2 hills; 1 mountain. - Murere · 652 m - Nyangwa · 652 m - Makando · 537 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mudzi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C), after allowing for this place being about 164 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 763 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 203 Feb 25 171 Mar 25 87 Apr 24 17 May 22 4 Jun 20 2 Jul 19 3 Aug 21 1 Sep 25 3 Oct 27 10 Nov 28 74 Dec 26 188 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Ward 1 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.96300&mlon=32.85940#map=17/-16.96300/32.85940) Hotel The Pumpkin Hotel · Ward 10 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.00187&mlon=32.66249#map=17/-17.00187/32.66249) School Nyahuku Secondary School · Ward 1 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.82606&mlon=32.89285#map=17/-16.82606/32.89285) 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 1 Places mapped inside Ward 1 in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps3 - 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 Mudzi District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 11, Ward 12 and Ward 17 - What time zone is Ward 1 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 1?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 1?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 1?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 1?Murere (652 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?March to October - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?TotalEnergies, about 12 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 1?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW130501 (OCHA common operational dataset)