# Ward 1 Ward, Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province

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

Ward · Matobo District 

# Ward 1

Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **256.7 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 257km²
- 4mapped services

## Where is Ward 1?

Ward 1 lies in [Matobo District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-12/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-16/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/ward-2/) and [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/ward-20/). By area it is the 398th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.5% of [Matobo District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/matobo/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 474 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 21.4670° S, 28.7020° 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

- Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown132 km
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo162 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 10.8 hours, sunrise around 06:40, 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 1

Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Tuti

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 1 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Matobo 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 Tshelanyemba Hospital · Ward 7 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.34427&mlon=28.49004#map=17/-21.34427/28.49004) 

School Kafusi Primary School · Ward 1 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.44435&mlon=28.65780#map=17/-21.44435/28.65780) 

College Guyu vocational training centre · Ward 14 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.38405&mlon=28.98703#map=17/-21.38405/28.98703) 

Police station Sun Yet Sen Police station · Ward 2 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-21.34042&mlon=28.52372#map=17/-21.34042/28.52372) 

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.

- Schools4

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 Matobo District

- 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 25
- Ward 26
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 1?In Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 1?Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 16, Ward 19, Ward 2 and Ward 20
- 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)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 1?January to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Tshelanyemba Hospital, about 26 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW160601 (OCHA common operational dataset)