# Ward 13 Ward, Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-13/ Ward · Hurungwe District # Ward 13 Ward 13 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **518.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 519km² - 11mapped services - 926 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 13? Ward 13 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 7 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-12/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-15/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-18/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-24/) and [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-25/). By area it is the 124th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.6% of [Hurungwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/). The centre of Ward 13 is about 200 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1647° S, 29.2966° 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 - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba84 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare209 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 06:29, sunset around 17:36). 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 **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 13. - Chidamoyo - Kanyonga Camp 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 17 rivers and streams; 2 waterfalls. - Badze - Chipula - Chirimudombo - Dorogwe - Furachena - Gandavaroyi Falls - Guro - Jengenja - Kachenga - Katoma - Ketsanga - Kwetchi - Mangoya - Mateya - Nyamagadza - Nyamagadza - Nyaruchekwa - Urando - Utombira Falls ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Nyaruchekwa · 1,152 m - Zemaiwe · 1,126 m - Bashungwe · 1,024 m - Jinga · 970 m - Magweti · 919 m - Mahomo · 758 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 13 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Hurungwe District, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 225 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 210 Feb 24 153 Mar 24 102 Apr 24 20 May 22 2 Jun 20 1 Jul 20 0 Aug 22 0 Sep 26 1 Oct 29 8 Nov 28 70 Dec 26 183 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 Chidamoyo Hospital · Ward 13 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.14844&mlon=29.19133#map=17/-17.14844/29.19133) Hotel Chidamoyo guest house · Ward 13 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.14727&mlon=29.18875#map=17/-17.14727/29.18875) School Mudzimu Primary School · Ward 13 8.9 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 37 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 38 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ward 13 Places mapped inside Ward 13 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Hotels1 - Schools7 - Pharmacies1 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 Hurungwe 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 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 13?In Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 13?Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 18, Ward 24 and Ward 25 - 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?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 13?Nyaruchekwa (1,152 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 13?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 13?Chidamoyo Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 13?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 13?ZW140213 (OCHA common operational dataset)