# Ward 13 Ward, Seke District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-13/ Ward · Seke District # Ward 13 Ward 13 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Seke District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **16.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 16.8km² - 1,307 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 13? Ward 13 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 2 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-12/) and [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-14/). By area it is the 1596th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.6% of [Seke District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/). The centre of Ward 13 is about 51 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2390° S, 30.8415° 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 13 - 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) · Harare43 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba282 km ### 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 13 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 13. The largest with a recorded population: Beatrice (1,647). - Beatrice 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 13 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 13, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyarakuru 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 13 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Seke District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C), after allowing for this place being about 162 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 24 154 Feb 23 131 Mar 22 86 Apr 21 30 May 18 4 Jun 16 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 19 1 Sep 22 4 Oct 25 24 Nov 25 88 Dec 24 185 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 13 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chitungwiza General Hospital · Ward 13 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01785&mlon=31.06163#map=17/-18.01785/31.06163) Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 34 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 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.22478&mlon=30.80326#map=17/-18.22478/30.80326) Hotel PaGango Truck Inn · Ward 14 4.3 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 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01206&mlon=31.06353#map=17/-18.01206/31.06353) School Mutukwa Primary School · Ward 10 13 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 13 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 37 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. ## Other wards in Seke District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - 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 13?In Seke District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 13?Ward 12 and Ward 14 - What time zone is Ward 13 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 13?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 13?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 13?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 13?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 13?Chitungwiza General Hospital, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 13?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 13?Turbo Plus Energy, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 13?ZW130813 (OCHA common operational dataset)