# Ward 5 Ward, Zaka District, Masvingo Province – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-5/ Ward · Zaka District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Zaka District, Masvingo Province. It covers **117.3 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 117km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 lies in [Zaka District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/), [Masvingo Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-10/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-10/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-2/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-5/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/bikita/ward-9/). By area it is the 954th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.8% of [Zaka District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/zaka/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 262 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.1471° S, 31.4898° 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 - Chimoio Airport (VPY) · Chimoio231 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare250 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:08) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:26, sunset around 17:21). 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 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 rivers and streams. - Gadlana - Mutoradande - Vorozva - Zenye - Zinguo ### Hills and mountains 8 hills; 1 mountain. - Chiramba · 1,055 m - Mapando · 1,052 m - Chikumgabgwe · 1,051 m - Mutundu · 1,044 m - Chinyamazda · 987 m - Murave · 968 m - Mavurirgwa · 954 m - Chiparabwe · 916 m - Masarasara · 909 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 5 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gumbo Clinic · Ward 4 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.22850&mlon=31.40615#map=17/-20.22850/31.40615) Bank CBZ Nyika · Ward 12 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.99241&mlon=31.59096#map=17/-19.99241/31.59096) Petrol pump PetroTrade Matimba · Ward 12 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.00106&mlon=31.59100#map=17/-20.00106/31.59100) Hotel Pambudzi Lodge · Ward 13 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.02180&mlon=31.59927#map=17/-20.02180/31.59927) School Gumbu Primary School · Ward 5 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.19000&mlon=31.57057#map=17/-20.19000/31.57057) 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. - 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 1 - 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 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Zaka District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 10, Ward 10, Ward 2, Ward 4, Ward 5 and Ward 9 - 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) - What is the highest point in Ward 5?Chiramba (1,055 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Gumbo Clinic, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?CBZ Nyika, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?PetroTrade Matimba, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW180705 (OCHA common operational dataset)