# Ward 1 Ward, Chivi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-1/ Ward · Chivi District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chivi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **111.4 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 111km² - 3mapped services ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-2/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-2/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-4/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-5/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-5/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/zvishavane/ward-9/). By area it is the 990th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.1% of [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 262 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.0507° S, 30.2313° 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo168 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare252 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:14) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:26). 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. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Gwamakunguo · 998 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 Chivi District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 610 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (131 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 103 Feb 25 99 Mar 24 86 Apr 22 43 May 19 11 Jun 17 7 Jul 16 5 Aug 19 2 Sep 23 16 Oct 25 32 Nov 26 77 Dec 26 131 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 Vuranda Cliniv · Ward 1 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.04896&mlon=30.25663#map=17/-20.04896/30.25663) Petrol pump Comoil · Ward 1 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.29884&mlon=30.06701#map=17/-20.29884/30.06701) Hotel Mhandamabwe Sunrise hotel · Ward 6 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.11864&mlon=30.37022#map=17/-20.11864/30.37022) School Shumba Primary School · Ward 1 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02622&mlon=30.21766#map=17/-20.02622/30.21766) College Great Zimbabwe Unversity Masha · Ward 5 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02470&mlon=30.50346#map=17/-20.02470/30.50346) Police station Z.r.p Zvishavane · Ward 3 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30683&mlon=30.06078#map=17/-20.30683/30.06078) 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. - Hospitals1 - 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 Chivi 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 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Chivi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 2, Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 5 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?Gwamakunguo (998 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Vuranda Cliniv, about 2.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?Comoil, about 32 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 1?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW180301 (OCHA common operational dataset)