# Ward 12 Ward, Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-12/ Ward · Hurungwe District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **188.1 km²**. - 188km² ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 lies in [Hurungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-14/) and [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-2/). By area it is the 568th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.9% of [Hurungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 188 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0767° S, 29.4622° 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba87 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare197 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:23) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:35). 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. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Kapfunde · 1,245 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 12 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hurungwe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 750 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (210 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 23 210 Feb 23 153 Mar 23 102 Apr 22 20 May 21 2 Jun 19 1 Jul 18 0 Aug 21 0 Sep 24 1 Oct 27 8 Nov 27 70 Dec 24 183 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 Hurungwe Rural Hospital · Ward 11 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.85487&mlon=29.41062#map=17/-16.85487/29.41062) Bank CBZ Bank · Ward 7 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.82104&mlon=29.68286#map=17/-16.82104/29.68286) Petrol pump Zuva · Ward 8 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.81934&mlon=29.68591#map=17/-16.81934/29.68591) Hotel Magunje INN · Ward 10 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.83939&mlon=29.42305#map=17/-16.83939/29.42305) School Mudzimu Primary School · Ward 13 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.08870&mlon=29.32274#map=17/-17.08870/29.32274) College Magunje Vocational Training Centre · Ward 11 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.85171&mlon=29.41114#map=17/-16.85171/29.41114) Police station Magunje Police Station · Ward 10 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.84255&mlon=29.42527#map=17/-16.84255/29.42527) 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 Hurungwe 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 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 12?In Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 14 and Ward 2 - 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?Kapfunde (1,245 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Hurungwe Rural Hospital, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 12?CBZ Bank, about 37 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?Zuva, about 37 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW140212 (OCHA common operational dataset)