# Ward 5 Ward, Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-5/ Ward · Gwanda District # Ward 5 Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **172.5 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 173km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 5? Ward 5 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 5 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-12/), [Ward 21](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-21/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-7/). By area it is the 627th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.6% of [Gwanda District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 385 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.6865° S, 28.9849° 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 5 - 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) · Bulawayo84 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown166 km ### Nearest railway station Stanmore (Ward 4), about 5.0 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 06:37, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 5 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 5, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mfusi ### Estates 1 estate. - Hollins Block Estate 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 5 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 5 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gwanda Provincial Hospital · Ward 6 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93496&mlon=29.02930#map=17/-20.93496/29.02930) 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 26 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 Nyandeni Primary School · Ward 5 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.68561&mlon=29.01598#map=17/-20.68561/29.01598) College JOSHUA MQABUKO POLYTECHNIC OLD SIDE CAMPUS · Ward 6 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93494&mlon=29.02951#map=17/-20.93494/29.02951) Police station ZRP Provincial Police Camp · Ward 4 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.93894&mlon=29.01313#map=17/-20.93894/29.01313) 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 5 Places mapped inside Ward 5 in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 4 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 5?In Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 5?Ward 12, Ward 21, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ward 5?January to December - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Gwanda Provincial Hospital, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?CABS Bank Gwanda, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?Nugget Fuel Station, about 28 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW160405 (OCHA common operational dataset)