# Ward 7 Ward, Hwange Urban District – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-7/ Ward · Hwange Urban District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Hwange Urban District, Matabeleland North Province. It covers **24.7 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 24.7km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 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 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-14/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-15/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-2/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange/ward-20/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-3/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/ward-8/). By area it is the 1569th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 8.0% of [Hwange Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/hwange-urban/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 482 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.3801° S, 26.5323° 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 7 ### Nearby, outside Ward 7 - Kamandama Mine Disaster Memorial Site · memorial, Ward 1112 km - Deka Safari Area · nature reserve, Ward 1915 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 7 - 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 Falls80 km - Harry Mwanga Nkumbula International Airport (LVI) · Livingstone98 km ### Nearest railway station Hwange (Ward 7), about 3.6 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 17:44). 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Hwange Town Airport 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 7 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 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Hwange Colliery Hospital · Ward 8 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.35802&mlon=26.50253#map=17/-18.35802/26.50253) Bank Standard Chartered · Ward 8 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.35563&mlon=26.50276#map=17/-18.35563/26.50276) ATM CABS · Ward 8 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.35547&mlon=26.50293#map=17/-18.35547/26.50293) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Ward 8 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.34750&mlon=26.50380#map=17/-18.34750/26.50380) Hotel Baobab Hotel · Ward 1 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.34412&mlon=26.50360#map=17/-18.34412/26.50360) School Thomas Coulter Primary School · Ward 8 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.36643&mlon=26.49661#map=17/-18.36643/26.49661) College Don Bosco Technical College · Ward 3 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.34222&mlon=26.53039#map=17/-18.34222/26.53039) Police station ZRP Hwange · Ward 7 4.4 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 7 Places mapped inside Ward 7 in open map data, by type. - Police stations1 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 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Hwange Urban District, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 1, Ward 14, Ward 15, Ward 2, Ward 20, Ward 3 and Ward 8 - What is there to see in Ward 7?Kamandama Mine Disaster Memorial Site, Deka Safari Area - What time zone is Ward 7 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 7?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 7?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?March to September and November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Hwange Colliery Hospital, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 7?Standard Chartered, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 7?CABS, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 7?TotalEnergies, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW152107 (OCHA common operational dataset)