# Ward 9 Ward, Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-9/ Ward · Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District # Ward 9 Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, Mashonaland East Province. It covers **111.3 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 111km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 9? Ward 9 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 5 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-14/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/shamva/ward-19/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/ward-8/). By area it is the 991st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.2% of [Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-east/uzumba-maramba-pfungwe/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 101 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.2465° S, 31.7832° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 9 ### Nearby, outside Ward 9 - Umfurudzi Castle Rock · attraction, Ward 1613 km - Umfurudzi River Potholes · attraction, Ward 1616 km - Umfurudzi River Falls · waterfall, Ward 1618 km - Umfurudzi National Park Entrance Gate · attraction, Ward 1619 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ward 9 - 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) · Harare106 km - Tete Airport (TET) · Tete235 km ### Nearest railway station Shamva (Ward 29), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:19, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 9 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 9, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Muda - Mugayi - Nyahuku ### Hills and mountains 5 hills; 1 mountain. - Chinhinya · 1,246 m - Mkuru Na Maenza · 1,158 m - Shayamavudzi · 1,132 m - Chemazumba · 1,111 m - Ruhonde · 1,098 m - Chiwanda · 1,088 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 9 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 9 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Shamva Rural Hospital · Ward 23 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.29896&mlon=31.56290#map=17/-17.29896/31.56290) Petrol pump Candid Filling Station · Ward 23 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30588&mlon=31.56307#map=17/-17.30588/31.56307) Hotel Hippo Pools Wilderness Camp Reception Parking · Ward 17 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.07008&mlon=31.87014#map=17/-17.07008/31.87014) School Chikuwa Primary School · Ward 9 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.21095&mlon=31.84679#map=17/-17.21095/31.84679) College Nhakiwa Vocational Training Centre · Ward 14 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37686&mlon=31.80736#map=17/-17.37686/31.80736) 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 9 Places mapped inside Ward 9 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 1 - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 9?In Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe District, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 9?Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 19, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - What is there to see in Ward 9?Umfurudzi Castle Rock, Umfurudzi River Potholes, Umfurudzi River Falls, Umfurudzi National Park Entrance Gate - What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 9?Chinhinya (1,246 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 9?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 9?Shamva Rural Hospital, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 9?Candid Filling Station, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW130909 (OCHA common operational dataset)