# Ward 9 Ward, Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-9/ Ward · Mudzi District # Ward 9 Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **120.0 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 120km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 9? Ward 9 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 4 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-10/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-3/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-8/). By area it is the 932nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.9% of [Mudzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 189 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.9723° S, 32.5928° 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 9 - 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) · Tete148 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare192 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:16, 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 9 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 9, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Masarakufa Dam ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Matowa · 786 m - Mutowa · 760 m - Kasuro · 749 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 9 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mudzi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 203 Feb 24 171 Mar 24 87 Apr 23 17 May 21 4 Jun 19 2 Jul 18 3 Aug 20 1 Sep 24 3 Oct 26 10 Nov 27 74 Dec 25 188 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 9 Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Total · Ward 1 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.96401&mlon=32.85319#map=17/-16.96401/32.85319) Hotel The Pumpkin Hotel · Ward 10 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.00187&mlon=32.66249#map=17/-17.00187/32.66249) School Mupombo High School · Ward 9 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.91945&mlon=32.63000#map=17/-16.91945/32.63000) 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 9 Places mapped inside Ward 9 in open map data, by type. - 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 1 - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 9?In Mudzi District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 9?Ward 10, Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 9?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 9?Matowa (786 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 9?March to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 9?Total, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW130509 (OCHA common operational dataset)