# Ward 1 Ward, Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-1/ Ward · Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **397.0 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 397km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/), [Mashonaland East Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 10 other wards: [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-18/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-2/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-2/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-3/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-3/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/mudzi/ward-4/) and [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/rushinga/ward-4/). By area it is the 189th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 14.9% of [Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 180 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.8015° S, 32.3704° 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 1 - 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 - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete156 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare185 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:11) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:16, 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 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 7 rivers and streams; 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Bura-u-Miri - Guyu - Nyadzowa Dam - Nyagoko - Nyakandenga - Nyakaranga Dam - Nyakarowa - Shanje - Tsvinje ### Hills and mountains 8 hills. - Madicheche · 745 m - Masungwa · 732 m - Mosuzowi · 730 m - Mazunzwa · 685 m - Inyambe · 673 m - Chibvudza · 647 m - Makungu · 578 m - Ntawala · 578 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 789 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (212 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 24 212 Feb 23 171 Mar 23 91 Apr 22 21 May 20 3 Jun 18 2 Jul 17 2 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 3 Oct 26 11 Nov 26 74 Dec 25 197 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel The Pumpkin Hotel · Ward 10 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.00187&mlon=32.66249#map=17/-17.00187/32.66249) School Nyanzou Secondary School · Ward 1 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.78703&mlon=32.30883#map=17/-16.78703/32.30883) College Rushinga Vocational Training Centre · Ward 18 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.74762&mlon=32.27650#map=17/-16.74762/32.27650) 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 1 Places mapped inside Ward 1 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 Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 18, Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 2, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 3, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 4 - What time zone is Ward 1 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 1?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 1?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 1?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 1?Madicheche (745 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?March to November - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW130901 (OCHA common operational dataset)