# Ward 1 Ward, Plumtree District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/plumtree/ward-1/ Ward · Plumtree District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Plumtree District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **44.8 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 44.8km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Plumtree District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/plumtree/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/mangwe/ward-12/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/plumtree/ward-2/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/plumtree/ward-4/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/plumtree/ward-6/). By area it is the 1486th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 25.7% of [Plumtree District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/plumtree/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 455 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.5508° S, 27.8236° 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) · Francistown77 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo102 km ### Nearest railway station Plumtree (Ward 3), about 7.1 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.4 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:41, sunset around 17:35). 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. - Madubes Extention 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 Plumtree District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 544 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (116 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 23 113 Feb 23 108 Mar 22 64 Apr 20 26 May 17 5 Jun 15 3 Jul 14 1 Aug 17 0 Sep 21 6 Oct 24 25 Nov 24 76 Dec 24 116 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 Plumtree Hospital · Ward 4 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.49725&mlon=27.80694#map=17/-20.49725/27.80694) Bank Zimbank · Ward 6 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.48885&mlon=27.80535#map=17/-20.48885/27.80535) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Plumtree · Ward 6 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.48886&mlon=27.80608#map=17/-20.48886/27.80608) Hotel Omadu Lodge · Ward 5 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.50176&mlon=27.78501#map=17/-20.50176/27.78501) School Izimnyama Primary School · Ward 12 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.57147&mlon=27.77798#map=17/-20.57147/27.77798) Police station Plumtree Police Station · Ward 4 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.49106&mlon=27.80902#map=17/-20.49106/27.80902) 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. - 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 Plumtree District - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Plumtree District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 2, Ward 4 and Ward 6 - 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?Plumtree Hospital, about 6.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?Zimbank, about 7.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?TotalEnergies Service Station Plumtree, about 7.1 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW162301 (OCHA common operational dataset)