# Ward 7 Ward, Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-7/ Ward · Murehwa District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **50.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 50.5km² - 2mapped services - 1,150 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 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 7 other wards: [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-17/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-26/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-6/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/ward-9/). By area it is the 1455th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.4% of [Murehwa District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/murehwa/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 93 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.5828° S, 31.8947° 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) · Harare93 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio238 km ### 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 17:24). 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 7 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 7. - Chitowa - Chitowa Two Business Center 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills; 1 mountain. - Zhombwe · 1,365 m - Mananzwagona · 1,325 m - Chiraranyani · 1,291 m - Chitowa · 1,210 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 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 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Murehwa District Hospital · Ward 30 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.65948&mlon=31.77913#map=17/-17.65948/31.77913) Hotel The Village Place Resort - Goromonzi · Ward 30 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64690&mlon=31.77750#map=17/-17.64690/31.77750) School Nyauroyi Secondary School · Ward 7 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.56845&mlon=31.90348#map=17/-17.56845/31.90348) College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.42409&mlon=32.02012#map=17/-17.42409/32.02012) 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. - 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 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 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Murehwa District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 17, Ward 25, Ward 26, 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) - How many villages are in Ward 7?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 7?Zhombwe (1,365 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Murehwa District Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW130607 (OCHA common operational dataset)