# Ward 9 Ward, Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-9/ Ward · Chiredzi District # Ward 9 Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **317.5 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 317km² - 1mapped service - 442 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 9? Ward 9 lies in [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-10/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-22/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-6/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-7/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/ward-8/). By area it is the 297th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.8% of [Chiredzi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chiredzi/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 410 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 21.4683° S, 31.6686° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 9 ### Nearby, outside Ward 9 - Naivasha Community Conservancy · nature reserve, Ward 2215 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ward 9 - 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 - Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) · Phalaborwa280 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:05) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:18). 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 9 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 9. - Machendu Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 9 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 9, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Tshitera · 487 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 9 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chiredzi District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (19 °C). About 477 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (104 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 92 Feb 28 77 Mar 27 61 Apr 25 28 May 22 10 Jun 20 7 Jul 19 4 Aug 21 2 Sep 24 11 Oct 27 22 Nov 28 59 Dec 28 104 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 9 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Rural Health Care Centre · Ward 8 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.25345&mlon=31.80471#map=17/-21.25345/31.80471) Hotel Mteri Safari Lodge · Ward 30 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.13057&mlon=31.57637#map=17/-21.13057/31.57637) School Primary School · Ward 9 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.46783&mlon=31.58315#map=17/-21.46783/31.58315) 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 9 Places mapped inside Ward 9 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 Chiredzi 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 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 9?In Chiredzi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 9?Ward 10, Ward 22, Ward 6, Ward 7 and Ward 8 - What is there to see in Ward 9?Naivasha Community Conservancy - What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 9?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 9?Tshitera (487 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 9?January to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 9?Rural Health Care Centre, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW180209 (OCHA common operational dataset)