# Ward 4 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-4/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 4 Ward 4 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **654.0 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 654km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 4? Ward 4 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 7 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-13/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-3/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-5/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-6/). By area it is the 76th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 7.6% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 4 is about 128 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0184° S, 30.1938° 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 4 - 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) · Harare139 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba150 km ### Nearest railway station Railway station (Ward 1), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.1 hours, sunrise around 05:20) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:25, 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 4 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 4, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Makashori - Nyatanda - Two tree Hill ### Hills and mountains 8 hills. - Gasikani · 1,367 m - Ringare · 1,272 m - Mvuzi · 1,247 m - Maduwe · 1,237 m - Chimburi · 1,220 m - Chishumba · 1,220 m - Kanyangwe · 1,219 m - Bedzaunga · 1,215 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Gombera 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 4 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 4 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Makonde Christian Hospital · Ward 11 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.89182&mlon=30.16442#map=17/-16.89182/30.16442) Bank POSB Bank · Ward 11 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35818&mlon=30.19525#map=17/-17.35818/30.19525) 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 Clinic accommodation · Ward 15 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30034&mlon=30.03455#map=17/-17.30034/30.03455) Mall Developing mall · Ward 11 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35716&mlon=30.19194#map=17/-17.35716/30.19194) School Richmond Secondary School · Ward 4 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.96729&mlon=30.18940#map=17/-16.96729/30.18940) College Chinhoyi University of Technology · Ward 11 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35056&mlon=30.21117#map=17/-17.35056/30.21117) Police station ZRP Mhangura · Ward 11 13 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 4 Places mapped inside Ward 4 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 4?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 4?Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 13, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 5 and Ward 6 - What time zone is Ward 4 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 4?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 4?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 4?Gasikani (1,367 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 4?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 4?Makonde Christian Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 4?POSB Bank, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 4?ZX Fuels, about 33 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 4?ZW140504 (OCHA common operational dataset)