# Ward 6 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-6/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 6 Ward 6 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **59.8 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 59.8km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 6? Ward 6 lies in [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-15/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-25/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-5/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-7/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-9/). By area it is the 1385th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 6 is about 93 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.4960° S, 31.8574° 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 6 - 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) · Harare94 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete245 km ### Nearest railway station Shamva (Ward 29), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, sunset around 17:25). 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 6 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 6, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Chawangonya Dam - Nyamaditimba - Nyaurowe ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Nyakasaka · 1,300 m - Nyambiya · 1,212 m - Renga Renga · 1,200 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 6 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Murehwa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 821 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (202 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 21 185 Feb 21 136 Mar 20 100 Apr 18 34 May 16 8 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 20 Aug 16 2 Sep 19 6 Oct 22 26 Nov 22 96 Dec 21 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 6 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Nyadire Mission Hospital · Ward 25 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.42223&mlon=32.02537#map=17/-17.42223/32.02537) Petrol pump Candid Filling Station · Ward 23 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30588&mlon=31.56307#map=17/-17.30588/31.56307) Hotel The Village Place Resort - Goromonzi · Ward 30 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64690&mlon=31.77750#map=17/-17.64690/31.77750) School Chitowa 3 Primary School · Ward 6 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.47945&mlon=31.85558#map=17/-17.47945/31.85558) College Nhakiwa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 14 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37686&mlon=31.80736#map=17/-17.37686/31.80736) 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 6 Places mapped inside Ward 6 in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 Murehwa 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 6?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 6?Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 25, Ward 5, Ward 7 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 6 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 6?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 6?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 6?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 6?Nyakasaka (1,300 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 6?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 6?Nyadire Mission Hospital, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 6?Candid Filling Station, about 38 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 6?ZW130606 (OCHA common operational dataset)