# Ward 2 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-2/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 2 Ward 2 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **1,322.7 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,323km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 2? Ward 2 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 11 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-1/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-16/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/mbire/ward-16/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-24/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-central/guruve/ward-3/) and [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-4/). By area it is the 21st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 15.4% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 2 is about 154 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 16.6307° S, 30.3260° 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 2 - 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) · Kariba154 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare166 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:24, 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 2 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 2, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Bange - Cecilmour - Chisimbe - Kadzviti - Karoe - Kedziti - Kemutamba - Msonnedi - Muzare - Warawara ### Hills and mountains 11 hills. - Vuvuti · 1,263 m - Doma · 1,252 m - Guma · 1,250 m - Chizasi · 1,227 m - Mamkoruro · 1,211 m - Tchuru · 1,193 m - Chipedza · 1,147 m - Guma · 1,028 m - Kenajanga · 1,006 m - Nyungwe · 961 m - Nyamgon · 708 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 2 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 2 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital ARDA SISI Hospital · Ward 13 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.88509&mlon=30.41492#map=17/-16.88509/30.41492) Hotel Doma Safari Lodge · Ward 1 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.69367&mlon=30.04996#map=17/-16.69367/30.04996) School Turkish School College · Ward 2 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.75425&mlon=30.24291#map=17/-16.75425/30.24291) Police station ZRP Mhangura · Ward 11 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.90173&mlon=30.16198#map=17/-16.90173/30.16198) 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 2 Places mapped inside Ward 2 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 19 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 2?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 2?Ward 1, Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 16, Ward 23, Ward 24, Ward 3 and Ward 4 - What time zone is Ward 2 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 2?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 2?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 2?Vuvuti (1,263 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 2?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 2?ARDA SISI Hospital, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 2?ZW140502 (OCHA common operational dataset)