# Ward 7 Ward, Kariba District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-7/ Ward · Kariba District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Kariba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **189.0 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 189km² - 2mapped services - 536 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 lies in [Kariba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-3/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-6/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/ward-9/). By area it is the 566th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.3% of [Kariba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/kariba/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 290 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.1550° S, 28.4135° 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 7 - 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 - Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) · Lusaka203 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:27) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:39). 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 7 Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 7. - Kapoka - Nbira - Siakobvu 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Arudziwe - Chifudze - Hogwe - Kawanga - Masuka - Wadze 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 7 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kariba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C). About 683 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (189 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 25 189 Feb 25 134 Mar 25 94 Apr 24 21 May 23 2 Jun 20 0 Jul 20 0 Aug 23 0 Sep 26 0 Oct 29 7 Nov 29 67 Dec 26 167 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Siakobvu District Hospital · Ward 7 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.13091&mlon=28.36375#map=17/-17.13091/28.36375) Hotel Mhofu Bottle Store · Ward 7 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.13138&mlon=28.36255#map=17/-17.13138/28.36255) School Kasvsva Secondary School- Siyakobvu · Ward 8 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.23261&mlon=28.49785#map=17/-17.23261/28.49785) 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 7 Places mapped inside Ward 7 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 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 Kariba District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Kariba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 3, Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 7 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 7?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 7?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 7?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?March to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Siakobvu District Hospital, about 5.9 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 7?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW140407 (OCHA common operational dataset)