# Ward 13 Ward, Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-13/ Ward · Umzingwane District # Ward 13 Ward 13 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **164.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 164km² ## Where is Ward 13? Ward 13 lies in [Umzingwane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/), [Matabeleland South Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-16/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-20/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/gwanda/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-6/) and [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-7/). By area it is the 658th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 5.9% of [Umzingwane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/). The centre of Ward 13 is about 365 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.5261° S, 29.0717° 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 13 - 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) · Bulawayo74 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown181 km ### Nearest railway station Mbalabala (Ward 20), about 9.7 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 06:36, 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 13 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 13. - Irisvale 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 13 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 13, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nsezi ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sinkukwe · 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 13 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Umzingwane District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 586 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (123 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 23 111 Feb 23 114 Mar 22 77 Apr 20 32 May 17 7 Jun 14 4 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 8 Oct 24 27 Nov 24 81 Dec 24 123 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 13 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Filabusi District Hospital · Ward 15 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.53891&mlon=29.28140#map=17/-20.53891/29.28140) Hotel Guest Houses · Ward 15 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.43810&mlon=29.26761#map=17/-20.43810/29.26761) School Nonkwane Primary School · Ward 6 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.51712&mlon=28.98992#map=17/-20.51712/28.98992) College Phangani Vocational Training Centre · Ward 15 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.53379&mlon=29.28843#map=17/-20.53379/29.28843) Police station Filabusi ZRP Station · Ward 15 22 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. ## Other wards in Umzingwane District - Ward 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 13?In Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 13?Ward 16, Ward 20, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 7 - What time zone is Ward 13 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 13?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 13?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 13?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 13?Sinkukwe (1,093 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 13?January to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 13?Filabusi District Hospital, about 22 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 13?ZW160713 (OCHA common operational dataset)