# Ward 3 Ward, Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/ward-3/ Ward · Beitbridge District # Ward 3 Ward 3 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **768.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 769km² - 6mapped services - 529 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 3? Ward 3 lies in [Beitbridge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/ward-1/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/ward-13/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/ward-15/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/ward-2/) and [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/ward-4/). By area it is the 58th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.0% of [Beitbridge District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/beitbridge/). The centre of Ward 3 is about 470 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 22.0216° S, 30.4800° 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 3 - 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 - Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) · Phalaborwa224 km - Polokwane International Airport (PTG) · Polokwane228 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.5 hours, sunrise around 05:09) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:34, 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 3 Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 3. - Matibi - Setana 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 3 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 3, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 river or stream. - Chabiwi Dam - Malimakule ### Hills and mountains 10 hills. - Lukumbwe · 648 m - Marunguazi · 635 m - Bodekwa · 607 m - Nulli · 606 m - Jingame · 600 m - Sutshe · 571 m - Manyoni · 553 m - Madawula · 511 m - Nyalangundi · 497 m - Malangundi · 496 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 3 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Beitbridge District, the warmest month is Dec (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 436 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (90 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 83 Feb 27 68 Mar 26 51 Apr 24 24 May 21 7 Jun 18 4 Jul 17 13 Aug 20 2 Sep 23 10 Oct 26 26 Nov 27 58 Dec 27 90 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 3 Need Nearest mapped Distance School Secondary School · Ward 3 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-22.05132&mlon=30.50257#map=17/-22.05132/30.50257) College Surkhet Model College · Ward 4 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.94305&mlon=30.23438#map=17/-21.94305/30.23438) 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 3 Places mapped inside Ward 3 in open map data, by type. - 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 Beitbridge District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 2 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 3?In Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 3?Ward 1, Ward 13, Ward 15, Ward 2 and Ward 4 - What time zone is Ward 3 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 3?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 3?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 3?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 3?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 3?Lukumbwe (648 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 3?January to December - What is the P-code of Ward 3?ZW160103 (OCHA common operational dataset)