# Ward 1 Ward, Zaka District, Masvingo Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-1/ Ward · Zaka District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zaka District, Masvingo Province. It covers **105.1 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 105km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Zaka District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-11/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-2/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-4/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-8/). By area it is the 1026th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.4% of [Zaka District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 253 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.0836° S, 31.3611° 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio240 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare241 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:22). 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. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Murari ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains; 2 hills. - Ndingazhou · 1,315 m - Hondondo · 1,229 m - Baradza · 1,193 m - Chininga · 1,193 m - Gowe · 992 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 Zaka District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 641 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (129 mm) and the driest Aug (3 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 26 106 Feb 25 103 Mar 24 97 Apr 22 48 May 20 14 Jun 17 8 Jul 17 6 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 19 Oct 25 30 Nov 26 78 Dec 26 129 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 Ndanga District Hospital · Ward 3 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.18037&mlon=31.32304#map=17/-20.18037/31.32304) Bank CBZ Nyika · Ward 12 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99241&mlon=31.59096#map=17/-19.99241/31.59096) Petrol pump PetroTrade Matimba · Ward 12 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.00106&mlon=31.59100#map=17/-20.00106/31.59100) Hotel Chaka's Lodge · Ward 32 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99611&mlon=31.56678#map=17/-19.99611/31.56678) School Chipinda Primary School · Ward 1 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.05893&mlon=31.37565#map=17/-20.05893/31.37565) 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. - 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 Zaka 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 33 - Ward 34 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Zaka District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 11, Ward 2, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 8 - 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?Ndingazhou (1,315 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Ndanga District Hospital, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?CBZ Nyika, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?PetroTrade Matimba, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW180701 (OCHA common operational dataset)