# Ward 1 Ward, Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-1/ Ward · Zvimba District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province. It covers **71.7 km²**. Open map data shows 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 71.7km² - 5mapped services ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/), [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 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-2/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-28/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/ward-9/). By area it is the 1300th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.2% of [Zvimba District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/zvimba/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 90 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.6399° S, 30.2221° 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 1 - 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) · Harare98 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba189 km ### Nearest railway station Maryland (Ward 20), about 28 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:31). 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 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Madze - Matoranhembe - Swatadzi ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Makume · 1,299 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Zvimba District, the warmest month is Oct (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 844 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (216 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 22 216 Feb 21 165 Mar 21 105 Apr 19 29 May 17 5 Jun 15 2 Jul 15 2 Aug 17 0 Sep 21 4 Oct 24 19 Nov 24 95 Dec 22 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Zvimba Rural District Hospital · Ward 2 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.69914&mlon=30.19875#map=17/-17.69914/30.19875) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 2 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70811&mlon=30.20081#map=17/-17.70811/30.20081) Petrol pump Engen · Ward 2 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.70993&mlon=30.20092#map=17/-17.70993/30.20092) Hotel MH Mutongerwa Hotel · Ward 1 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) Mall JARI Township · Ward 1 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64010&mlon=30.19008#map=17/-17.64010/30.19008) School Nyamangara Secondary School · Ward 1 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.64590&mlon=30.24456#map=17/-17.64590/30.24456) College Kutama College · Ward 6 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.80670&mlon=30.38610#map=17/-17.80670/30.38610) Police station Murombedzi Police Station · Ward 2 6.9 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 1 Places mapped inside Ward 1 in open map data, by type. - Hotels1 - Shopping malls1 - 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 Zvimba District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 35 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Zvimba District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 10, Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 28, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 1 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 1?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 1?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 1?Makume (1,299 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Zvimba Rural District Hospital, about 7.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?ZB Bank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?Engen, about 8.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW140601 (OCHA common operational dataset)