# Ward 12 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-12/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **169.0 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 169km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 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 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-10/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-12/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-14/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-19/), [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 638th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 2.0% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 113 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.5957° S, 30.0116° 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 12 ### Nearby, outside Ward 12 - Muchekawakasungabeta Mountain · attraction, Ward 1114 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 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 - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare120 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba169 km ### Nearest railway station Chinhoyi (Ward 1), about 31 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 06:27, sunset around 17:32). 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. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyagwangure ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Diraumba · 1,129 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 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 12 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvimba Rural District Hospital · Ward 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69914&mlon=30.19875#map=17/-17.69914/30.19875) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 2 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70811&mlon=30.20081#map=17/-17.70811/30.20081) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 2 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70993&mlon=30.20092#map=17/-17.70993/30.20092) Hotel MH Mutongerwa Hotel · Ward 1 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Mburungwe Primary School · Ward 12 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.60540&mlon=29.99186#map=17/-17.60540/29.99186) College Apple Valley College · Ward 14 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.36424&mlon=30.11578#map=17/-17.36424/30.11578) Police station Murombedzi Police Station · Ward 2 23 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 12 Places mapped inside Ward 12 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 10 - Ward 11 - 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 12?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 10, Ward 12, Ward 14, Ward 19, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What is there to see in Ward 12?Muchekawakasungabeta Mountain - 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?Diraumba (1,129 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Zvimba Rural District Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 12?ZB Bank, about 24 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?Engen, about 24 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW140512 (OCHA common operational dataset)