# Ward 5 Ward, Hwange Urban District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-5/

Ward · Hwange Urban District 

# Ward 5

Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Hwange Urban District, Matabeleland North Province. It covers **30.4 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 30.4km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Ward 5?

Ward 5 lies in [Hwange Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/), [Matabeleland North Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange/ward-10/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange/ward-12/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange/ward-20/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-6/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange/ward-9/). By area it is the 1546th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.8% of [Hwange Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 481 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2564° S, 26.5250° 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).

## Things to see in and around Ward 5

### Nearby, outside Ward 5

- Kamandama Mine Disaster Memorial Site · memorial, Ward 1116 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## 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

- Victoria Falls International Airport (VFA) · Victoria Falls75 km
- Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) · Livingstone89 km

### Nearest railway station

Hwange (Ward 7), about 10 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:32) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:42, sunset around 17:45).

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.

## Weather in Ward 5 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hwange Urban District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 589 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (136 mm) and the driest Jul (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September and November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 136 

Feb 25 127 

Mar 25 78 

Apr 23 28 

May 21 3 

Jun 18 5 

Jul 18 0 

Aug 21 0 

Sep 25 2 

Oct 28 12 

Nov 28 63 

Dec 26 134 

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 St Patricks · Ward 2 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.32896&mlon=26.51265#map=17/-18.32896/26.51265) 

Bank Standard Chartered · Ward 8 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.35563&mlon=26.50276#map=17/-18.35563/26.50276) 

ATM CABS · Ward 8 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.35547&mlon=26.50293#map=17/-18.35547/26.50293) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Baobab · Ward 2 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.33387&mlon=26.50808#map=17/-18.33387/26.50808) 

Hotel Victoria Falls kingdom hotel · Ward 6 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.31792&mlon=26.53358#map=17/-18.31792/26.53358) 

School Chilisa Secondary School · Ward 4 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.32383&mlon=26.51424#map=17/-18.32383/26.51424) 

College Don Bosco Technical College · Ward 3 9.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.34222&mlon=26.53039#map=17/-18.34222/26.53039) 

Police station ZRP Hwange · Ward 7 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.34536&mlon=26.51197#map=17/-18.34536/26.51197) 

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 Hwange Urban District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 15
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 5?In Hwange Urban District, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 5?Ward 10, Ward 12, Ward 20, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 9
- What is there to see in Ward 5?Kamandama Mine Disaster Memorial Site
- 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 best time to visit Ward 5?March to September and November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?St Patricks, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?Standard Chartered, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 5?CABS, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?TotalEnergies Service Station Baobab, about 8.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW152105 (OCHA common operational dataset)