# Ward 12 Ward, Seke District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-12/ Ward · Seke District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Seke District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **256.7 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 257km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 lies in [Seke District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/), [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/seke/ward-10/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/chegutu/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-14/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-9/). By area it is the 397th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.7% of [Seke District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 45 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1844° S, 30.8484° 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 12 - 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) · Harare38 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba279 km ### Nearest railway station Norton (Ward 4), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:25, sunset around 17:27). 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 12 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 12, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Chehomba - Chenomba - Marirangwe - Mtsike - Nyachidzi - Nyamakukwe ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Shore Hill · 1,303 m ### Estates 2 estates. - Lyne Estate - Plumstead Estate ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Cavan 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 12 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Seke District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 711 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (185 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 22 154 Feb 22 131 Mar 21 86 Apr 20 30 May 17 4 Jun 15 2 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 24 Nov 24 88 Dec 23 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 12 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chitungwiza General Hospital · Ward 13 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01785&mlon=31.06163#map=17/-18.01785/31.06163) Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05441&mlon=31.09308#map=17/-18.05441/31.09308) Petrol pump Turbo Plus Energy · Ward 12 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.22478&mlon=30.80326#map=17/-18.22478/30.80326) Hotel PaGango Truck Inn · Ward 14 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.26834&mlon=30.86770#map=17/-18.26834/30.86770) Mall Zengeza 4 Shopping Complex · Ward 13 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01206&mlon=31.06353#map=17/-18.01206/31.06353) School Mutukwa Primary School · Ward 10 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.16918&mlon=30.74579#map=17/-18.16918/30.74579) College First Choice College Highfield · Ward 11 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.14063&mlon=30.77271#map=17/-18.14063/30.77271) Police station ZRP Southlands Base · Ward 1 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.95275&mlon=31.01274#map=17/-17.95275/31.01274) 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 12 Places mapped inside Ward 12 in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 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 Seke District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 12?In Seke District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 10, Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 14 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 12 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 12?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 12?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 12?Shore Hill (1,303 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Chitungwiza General Hospital, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 12?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?Turbo Plus Energy, about 6.5 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 12?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW130812 (OCHA common operational dataset)