# Ward 5 Ward, Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-5/ Ward · Mutoko District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **104.9 km²**. - 105km² ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 lies in [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-11/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-11/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-2/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-21/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/ward-6/). By area it is the 1029th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.6% of [Mutoko District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mutoko/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 127 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.3429° S, 32.1382° 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 5 - 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) · Harare129 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete211 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:18, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Naudinzwi - Nyahowe ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 1 mountain. - Rukwisana · 1,336 m - Runyangi · 1,283 m - Vumbiga · 1,274 m - Humba · 1,259 m - Gurure · 1,239 m - Dambarimwa · 1,218 m - Chitukwe · 1,216 m - Mutuwi · 1,209 m - Masunzwa · 1,137 m ### History 1 historic site. - Gambarimwe Rock Paintings 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 5 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mutoko District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 888 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (221 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 23 221 Feb 23 175 Mar 22 110 Apr 20 31 May 18 8 Jun 16 5 Jul 16 9 Aug 18 2 Sep 22 5 Oct 24 19 Nov 25 88 Dec 24 213 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mutoko District Hospital · Ward 20 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.41106&mlon=32.23942#map=17/-17.41106/32.23942) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Mutoko · Ward 20 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.40425&mlon=32.22240#map=17/-17.40425/32.22240) Hotel Mutoko luxury Lodges · Ward 20 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.41385&mlon=32.20457#map=17/-17.41385/32.20457) School Secondary School · Ward 20 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.39742&mlon=32.22794#map=17/-17.39742/32.22794) College Nyadire Mutoko · Ward 25 15 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. ## Other wards in Mutoko 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 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 11, Ward 2, Ward 21 and Ward 6 - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Rukwisana (1,336 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Mutoko District Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?TotalEnergies Service Station Mutoko, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW130705 (OCHA common operational dataset)