# Ward 10 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-10/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 10 Ward 10 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **158.2 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 158km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Ward 10? Ward 10 lies in [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/), [Mashonaland West Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-1/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-12/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-19/), [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-33/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-9/). By area it is the 689th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.8% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 10 is about 100 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.5693° S, 30.1523° 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 10 - 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) · Harare107 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba178 km ### Nearest railway station Chinhoyi (Ward 1), about 22 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:31). 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 10 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 10, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Gonye - Karoyi - Nyamasanga ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Zimbwanana · 1,268 m - Nyakaranga · 1,228 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 10 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Makonde District, the warmest month is Oct (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 819 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (228 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 23 228 Feb 22 164 Mar 22 106 Apr 21 24 May 19 3 Jun 17 2 Jul 17 2 Aug 19 0 Sep 23 2 Oct 26 12 Nov 25 81 Dec 23 196 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 10 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvimba Rural District Hospital · Ward 2 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69914&mlon=30.19875#map=17/-17.69914/30.19875) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 2 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70811&mlon=30.20081#map=17/-17.70811/30.20081) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 2 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70993&mlon=30.20092#map=17/-17.70993/30.20092) Hotel MH Mutongerwa Hotel · Ward 1 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Nyamasanga Primary School · Ward 10 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.58355&mlon=30.18190#map=17/-17.58355/30.18190) College Alpha College Chinhoyi · Ward 13 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.39594&mlon=30.19492#map=17/-17.39594/30.19492) Police station Murombedzi Police Station · Ward 2 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69798&mlon=30.19811#map=17/-17.69798/30.19811) 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 10 Places mapped inside Ward 10 in open map data, by type. - Schools5 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 Makonde District - Ward 1 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 10?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 10?Ward 1, Ward 12, Ward 19, Ward 33, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 10 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 10?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 10?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 10?Zimbwanana (1,268 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 10?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 10?Zvimba Rural District Hospital, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 10?ZB Bank, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 10?Engen, about 16 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 10?ZW140510 (OCHA common operational dataset)