# Ward 4 Ward, Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-4/ Ward · Gwanda District # Ward 4 Ward 4 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **160.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 160km² - 6mapped services ## Where is Ward 4? Ward 4 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 6 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-2/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-21/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-3/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-5/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-7/). By area it is the 682nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.5% of [Gwanda District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/). The centre of Ward 4 is about 380 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6928° S, 29.0765° 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 4 - 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) · Bulawayo89 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown175 km ### Nearest railway station Stanmore (Ward 4), about 6.3 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 06:37, 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 4 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 4. - Stanmore 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 4 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 4, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Shale - Zaba ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Gumanye · 1,093 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 4 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gwanda District, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). 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 27 91 Feb 26 81 Mar 25 57 Apr 23 22 May 20 6 Jun 17 4 Jul 17 2 Aug 20 1 Sep 23 8 Oct 26 22 Nov 27 64 Dec 27 105 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 4 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Filabusi District Hospital · Ward 15 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.53891&mlon=29.28140#map=17/-20.53891/29.28140) Bank CABS Bank Gwanda · Ward 2 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.94024&mlon=29.00608#map=17/-20.94024/29.00608) Petrol pump Nugget Fuel Station · Ward 4 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93856&mlon=29.01853#map=17/-20.93856/29.01853) Hotel SKMO Logde · Ward 10 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.91962&mlon=28.99771#map=17/-20.91962/28.99771) Mall Spitz Red Cross Shops · Ward 5 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.92716&mlon=29.02831#map=17/-20.92716/29.02831) School Shake Primary School · Ward 4 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.71505&mlon=29.07149#map=17/-20.71505/29.07149) College JOSHUA MQABUKO POLYTECHNIC OLD SIDE CAMPUS · Ward 6 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93494&mlon=29.02951#map=17/-20.93494/29.02951) Police station Filabusi ZRP Station · Ward 15 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.54194&mlon=29.28014#map=17/-20.54194/29.28014) 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 4 Places mapped inside Ward 4 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 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 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 3 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 4?In Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 4?Ward 13, Ward 2, Ward 21, Ward 3, Ward 5 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 4 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 4?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 4?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 4?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 4?Gumanye (1,093 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 4?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 4?Filabusi District Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 4?CABS Bank Gwanda, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 4?Nugget Fuel Station, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 4?ZW160404 (OCHA common operational dataset)