# Ward 5 Ward, Seke District, Mashonaland East Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-5/ Ward · Seke District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Seke District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **25.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 25.4km² - 1,490 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 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 4 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-14/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/marondera/ward-18/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-3/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/ward-6/). By area it is the 1564th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.0% of [Seke District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/seke/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 40 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.1438° S, 31.2283° 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) · Harare28 km - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio258 km ### Nearest railway station Marondera (Ward 11), about 34 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:23, sunset around 17:26). 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 5 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 5. - Zhangira 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyarusheshe 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 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mahusekwa District Hospital · Ward 11 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.30323&mlon=31.19731#map=17/-18.30323/31.19731) Bank PRAISE CHEKENYA · Ward 8 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05441&mlon=31.09308#map=17/-18.05441/31.09308) Petrol pump Zuva Makoni · Ward 25 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01023&mlon=31.10316#map=17/-18.01023/31.10316) Hotel Makumbe Country Hotel & Family Funland Gardens · Ward 2 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.10000&mlon=31.16670#map=17/-18.10000/31.16670) Mall Chitungwiza Town Centre · Ward 1 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02011&mlon=31.14256#map=17/-18.02011/31.14256) School MURAPE SCHOOL · Ward 7 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.05084&mlon=31.19296#map=17/-18.05084/31.19296) College Seke Teacher's College · Ward 25 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.02478&mlon=31.10999#map=17/-18.02478/31.10999) Police station Chitungwiza Police Station · Ward 25 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.01483&mlon=31.10019#map=17/-18.01483/31.10019) 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 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Seke District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 14, Ward 18, Ward 3 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) - How many villages are in Ward 5?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Mahusekwa District Hospital, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?PRAISE CHEKENYA, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?Zuva Makoni, about 20 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW130805 (OCHA common operational dataset)