# Ward 15 Ward, Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-15/ Ward · Umzingwane District # Ward 15 Ward 15 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province. It covers **122.9 km²**. - 123km² ## Where is Ward 15? Ward 15 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 5 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-16/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-17/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-19/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/ward-3/). By area it is the 909th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 4.4% of [Umzingwane District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/umzingwane/). The centre of Ward 15 is about 349 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 20.2899° S, 28.9998° 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 15 - 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) · Bulawayo50 km - Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport (FRW) · Francistown186 km ### Nearest railway station Esigodini (Ward 16), about 6.5 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:36, sunset around 17:31). 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 15 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 15, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Lunga - Ncema Dam - Upper Ncema Dam 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 15 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 15 Need Nearest mapped Distance Petrol pump Caltex · Ward 7 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.10467&mlon=28.70131#map=17/-20.10467/28.70131) Hotel Woodland Lodge · Ward 16 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.30069&mlon=28.94913#map=17/-20.30069/28.94913) School Mzingwane High School · Ward 17 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.34147&mlon=28.94369#map=17/-20.34147/28.94369) College Esigodini College of Agriculture · Ward 17 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.33395&mlon=28.93987#map=17/-20.33395/28.93987) 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 13 - Ward 14 - 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 15?In Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 15?Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 17, Ward 19 and Ward 3 - What time zone is Ward 15 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 15?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 15?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 15?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ward 15?January to November - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 15?Caltex, about 37 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 15?ZW160715 (OCHA common operational dataset)