# Ward 5 Ward, Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-5/ Ward · Makonde District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **513.4 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 513km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 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 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-13/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/hurungwe/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/ward-8/). By area it is the 127th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.0% of [Makonde District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/makonde/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 136 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.0935° S, 30.0221° 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 5 - 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) · Kariba137 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare147 km ### Nearest railway station Railway station (Ward 1), about 35 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 06:26, 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - Denga - Gatora - Mutara - Ngonya - Nyamadzini - Nyamakari - Nyamatiwa - Sikati ### Hills and mountains 7 hills. - Chikohodzero · 1,203 m - Urungwe · 1,144 m - Kapiri · 1,137 m - Nyamoro · 1,128 m - Chipanda · 1,125 m - Shubara · 1,109 m - Tettigura · 1,075 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 5 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Makonde Christian Hospital · Ward 11 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.89182&mlon=30.16442#map=17/-16.89182/30.16442) Bank First Capital Bank · Ward 10 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35916&mlon=30.18902#map=17/-17.35916/30.18902) Petrol pump ZX Fuels · Ward 7 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.26574&mlon=30.02482#map=17/-17.26574/30.02482) Hotel Clinic accommodation · Ward 15 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.30034&mlon=30.03455#map=17/-17.30034/30.03455) Mall Developing mall · Ward 11 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.35716&mlon=30.19194#map=17/-17.35716/30.19194) School Two Tree Secondary School · Ward 5 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.05788&mlon=29.98827#map=17/-17.05788/29.98827) College Apple Valley College · Ward 14 32 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 20 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 5 Places mapped inside Ward 5 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 - Restaurants1 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 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Makonde District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 13, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Chikohodzero (1,203 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Makonde Christian Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?First Capital Bank, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?ZX Fuels, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW140505 (OCHA common operational dataset)