# Ward 19 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-19/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 19 Ward 19 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **623.5 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 624km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 19? Ward 19 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 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-12/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-16/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-9/). By area it is the 86th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 7.3% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 19 is about 129 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.5229° S, 29.8783° 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 19 - 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) · Harare136 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba154 km ### Nearest railway station Chinhoyi (Ward 1), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 17:33). 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 19 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 19, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Chitena - Kazevizevi - Mariratsoro - Nyandimwe - Nyaruwu - Tsununu ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Nyanga · 1,203 m - Mount Gamanya · 1,110 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 19 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 19 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St. Rupert Mayer Mission Hospital · Ward 15 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.76812&mlon=29.69280#map=17/-17.76812/29.69280) Bank Barclay's Bank · Ward 10 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35922&mlon=30.18901#map=17/-17.35922/30.18901) Petrol pump ZX Fuels · Ward 7 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.26574&mlon=30.02482#map=17/-17.26574/30.02482) Hotel Priest Residents · Ward 14 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.37380&mlon=30.06988#map=17/-17.37380/30.06988) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Gamanya Primary School · Ward 19 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.57589&mlon=29.92422#map=17/-17.57589/29.92422) College Apple Valley College · Ward 14 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.36424&mlon=30.11578#map=17/-17.36424/30.11578) Police station Murereka police station · Ward 7 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.27191&mlon=30.02324#map=17/-17.27191/30.02324) 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 19 Places mapped inside Ward 19 in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 19?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 19?Ward 12, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 19 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 19?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 19?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 19?Nyanga (1,203 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 19?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 19?St. Rupert Mayer Mission Hospital, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 19?Barclay's Bank, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 19?ZX Fuels, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 19?ZW140519 (OCHA common operational dataset)