# Ward 21 Ward, Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-21/ Ward · Gwanda District # Ward 21 Ward 21 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **785.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 10 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 786km² - 10mapped services - 1,014 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 21? Ward 21 lies in [Gwanda District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 14 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-1/), [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-10/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-2/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-22/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/ward-22/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda-urban/ward-5/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-5/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-6/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-9/). By area it is the 57th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 7.3% of [Gwanda District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/). The centre of Ward 21 is about 414 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.9290° S, 28.8756° 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 21 - 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) · Bulawayo105 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown148 km ### Nearest railway station Gwanda Train Crosing (Ward 2), about 14 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 21 Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 21. - Blanket Mine - Sablevale - Vubachikwe Mine 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 21 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 21, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 9 rivers and streams; 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Blanket Dam - Chavezi - Gadzivumba - Konongwe - Lower Mujeni Dam - Lumani - Mbabuli - Mtshelele - Ntuntutuli - Sheet Dam - Shombolo - Silinki - Thuli-Magwe Dam ### Hills and mountains 6 hills. - Sizeze · 1,143 m - Makolombe · 1,051 m - Gonkwe · 1,045 m - Shilukwe · 948 m - Setche · 932 m - Moudza · 877 m ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Gwanda 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 21 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gwanda District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (16 °C), after allowing for this place being about 166 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 463 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (105 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 26 91 Feb 25 81 Mar 24 57 Apr 22 22 May 19 6 Jun 16 4 Jul 16 2 Aug 19 1 Sep 22 8 Oct 25 22 Nov 26 64 Dec 26 105 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 21 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gwanda Provincial Hospital · Ward 2 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94179&mlon=29.00093#map=17/-20.94179/29.00093) Bank CBZ Gwanda Branch · Ward 1 14 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 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93856&mlon=29.01853#map=17/-20.93856/29.01853) Hotel SKMO Logde · Ward 10 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.91962&mlon=28.99771#map=17/-20.91962/28.99771) Mall Rainbow Mall · Ward 2 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93915&mlon=29.00360#map=17/-20.93915/29.00360) School Konongwe · Ward 21 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.96450&mlon=28.89102#map=17/-20.96450/28.89102) College Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Gwanda Polytechnical College · Ward 1 14 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 13 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 21 Places mapped inside Ward 21 in open map data, by type. - Schools10 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 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 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 21?In Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 21?Ward 1, Ward 1, Ward 10, Ward 13, Ward 2, Ward 22, Ward 22, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 5, Ward 6, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 21 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 21?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 21?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 21?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 21?4 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 21?Sizeze (1,143 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 21?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 21?Gwanda Provincial Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 21?CBZ Gwanda Branch, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 21?Nugget Fuel Station, about 15 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 21?ZW160421 (OCHA common operational dataset)