# Ward 1 Ward, Gwanda Urban District – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-1/

Ward · Gwanda Urban District 

# Ward 1

Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gwanda Urban District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **3.34 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 17 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.3km²
- 17mapped services

## Where is Ward 1?

Ward 1 lies in [Gwanda Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-2/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-21/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-22/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-4/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-8/). By area it is the 1749th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 14.6% of [Gwanda Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 408 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 1.4 km from Gwanda, the main town of Gwanda Urban District. The centre point is at 20.9471° S, 29.0009° 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

- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo111 km
- Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown161 km

### Nearest railway station

Gwanda Train Crosing (Ward 2), about 1.0 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:38, sunset around 17:30).

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 1

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 1.

- Mt Cazalette Suburbs

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).

## Weather in Ward 1 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gwanda Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C). About 506 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (109 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 25 96 

Feb 25 96 

Mar 24 65 

Apr 22 26 

May 19 6 

Jun 16 4 

Jul 16 2 

Aug 19 1 

Sep 23 7 

Oct 25 24 

Nov 26 70 

Dec 26 109 

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 Gwanda Hospital · Ward 2 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94204&mlon=29.00143#map=17/-20.94204/29.00143) 

Bank CBZ Gwanda Branch · Ward 1 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94220&mlon=29.00565#map=17/-20.94220/29.00565) 

Petrol pump Nugget Fuel Station · Ward 4 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93856&mlon=29.01853#map=17/-20.93856/29.01853) 

Hotel Mt Cazalete 1, 2, Posh Hotel · Ward 1 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94881&mlon=28.99932#map=17/-20.94881/28.99932) 

Mall NASSA Complex · Ward 1 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94497&mlon=29.00706#map=17/-20.94497/29.00706) 

School Mt Czalete Pry School · Ward 1 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94934&mlon=28.99651#map=17/-20.94934/28.99651) 

College Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Gwanda Polytechnical College · Ward 1 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.95279&mlon=29.01044#map=17/-20.95279/29.01044) 

Police station Old Camp Police, ZRP Gwanda Rural Police · Ward 1 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94596&mlon=28.99908#map=17/-20.94596/28.99908) 

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.

- Banks2
- Hotels4
- Shopping malls1
- Schools2
- Colleges and universities3
- Restaurants4
- 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 Gwanda Urban District

- Ward 10
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 1?In Gwanda Urban District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 1?Ward 10, Ward 2, Ward 21, Ward 22, 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)
- How many villages are in Ward 1?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 1?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Gwanda Hospital, about 0.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?CBZ Gwanda Branch, about 0.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?Nugget Fuel Station, about 2.1 km from the centre
- How many banks are in Ward 1?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW162101 (OCHA common operational dataset)