# Ward 12 Ward, Chivi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-12/ Ward · Chivi District # Ward 12 Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chivi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **105.5 km²**. - 106km² ## Where is Ward 12? Ward 12 lies in [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-11/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-16/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-30/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-9/). By area it is the 1023rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.0% of [Chivi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 279 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.2981° S, 30.5912° 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 12 - 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) · Bulawayo208 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare268 km ### Nearest railway station Masvingo (Ward 8), about 36 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:12) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:24). 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 12 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 12, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Nyaningwe · 1,047 m - Mazhaugwe · 897 m - Majakatura · 882 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 12 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 12 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chivi District Hospital · Ward 30 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.31548&mlon=30.50758#map=17/-20.31548/30.50758) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 8 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07388&mlon=30.83338#map=17/-20.07388/30.83338) ATM Barclays · Ward 8 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07391&mlon=30.83342#map=17/-20.07391/30.83342) Petrol pump Total · Ward 7 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.13892&mlon=30.84189#map=17/-20.13892/30.84189) Hotel Mineheart Boutique Hotel · Ward 7 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.12370&mlon=30.80540#map=17/-20.12370/30.80540) School St. Luke’s Nyaningwe High · Ward 30 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30576&mlon=30.50229#map=17/-20.30576/30.50229) College Bondolfi Teachers' College · Ward 10 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.28329&mlon=30.74854#map=17/-20.28329/30.74854) Police station ZRP Masvingo Central · Ward 8 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07114&mlon=30.83145#map=17/-20.07114/30.83145) 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. ## Other wards in Chivi District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - 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 12?In Chivi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 12?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 15, Ward 16, Ward 30 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 12 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 12?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 12?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 12?Nyaningwe (1,047 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 12?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Chivi District Hospital, about 8.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 12?Barclays Bank, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 12?Barclays, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?Total, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW180312 (OCHA common operational dataset)