# Ward 1 Ward, Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-1/ Ward · Mwenezi District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **64.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 64.8km² - 7mapped services - 580 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Mwenezi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-2/), [Ward 25](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-25/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-26/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/chivi/ward-29/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-5/). By area it is the 1353rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 0.5% of [Mwenezi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 346 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.9234° S, 30.7419° 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) · Bulawayo243 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:10) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:23). 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 1 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 1. - Chief Chitanga - Lundi 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 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Chivake - Shashe ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Mhoromoka · 578 m ### Getting around 1 bridge. - Lundi Highway Bridge 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 Mwenezi District, the warmest month is Dec (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 476 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (103 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to December**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 91 Feb 27 76 Mar 26 62 Apr 24 27 May 21 9 Jun 19 5 Jul 18 7 Aug 21 2 Sep 24 10 Oct 27 24 Nov 28 61 Dec 28 103 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 Neshuro District Hospital · Ward 5 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94029&mlon=30.64688#map=17/-20.94029/30.64688) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Lundi · Ward 1 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.89379&mlon=30.77801#map=17/-20.89379/30.77801) Hotel Hungoidza Hotel · Ward 22 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.61200&mlon=30.70459#map=17/-20.61200/30.70459) School Chesvingo Primary School · Ward 1 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93513&mlon=30.73038#map=17/-20.93513/30.73038) 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. - Petrol pumps1 - Schools6 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 Mwenezi District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 13, Ward 2, Ward 25, Ward 26, Ward 29 and Ward 5 - 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) - How many villages are in Ward 1?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 1?Mhoromoka (578 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Neshuro District Hospital, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?TotalEnergies Service Station Lundi, about 5.0 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 1?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW180601 (OCHA common operational dataset)