# Ward 5 Ward, Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-5/ Ward · Mwenezi District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province. It covers **215.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 216km² - 7mapped services ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 lies in [Mwenezi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-1/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/ward-7/). By area it is the 485th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.6% of [Mwenezi District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/mwenezi/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 353 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.9718° S, 30.5854° 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 5 - 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) · Bulawayo230 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 5 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 5. - Neshuro 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Matedzi Dam ### Hills and mountains 11 hills. - Chamatuzvi · 719 m - Matenda · 696 m - Svitza · 670 m - Shayamavudzi · 669 m - Chisungubvu · 654 m - Hwaombonye · 650 m - Guruwungwi · 649 m - Garare · 641 m - Vambare · 641 m - Dambashoko · 628 m - Gungwe · 620 m ### Getting around 1 railway station. - Sarahuru 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 5 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Neshuro District Hospital · Ward 5 7.3 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 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.89379&mlon=30.77801#map=17/-20.89379/30.77801) School Neshuro Secondary School · Ward 5 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.99167&mlon=30.55201#map=17/-20.99167/30.55201) 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 5 Places mapped inside Ward 5 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 1 - 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 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 1, Ward 13, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 5?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 5?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Chamatuzvi (719 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Neshuro District Hospital, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?TotalEnergies Service Station Lundi, about 22 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 5?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW180605 (OCHA common operational dataset)