# Ward 22 Ward, Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-22/ Ward · Chirumhanzu District # Ward 22 Ward 22 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province. It covers **426.8 km²**. - 427km² ## Where is Ward 22? Ward 22 lies in [Chirumhanzu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-12/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-16/), [Ward 17](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-17/) and [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-18/). By area it is the 164th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.0% of [Chirumhanzu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/). The centre of Ward 22 is about 193 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.3124° S, 30.1027° 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 22 - 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) · Bulawayo174 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare186 km ### Nearest railway station Lalapansi (Ward 17), about 8.4 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:16) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 17:28). 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 22 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 22, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Badza - Kwekweto ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Cambrai · 1,499 m ### History 1 fort. - Fort Gibbs ### Estates 1 estate. - Primrose 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 22 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chirumhanzu District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 710 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (179 mm) and the driest Aug (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 130 Feb 22 117 Mar 21 97 Apr 18 41 May 16 7 Jun 14 5 Jul 13 7 Aug 16 2 Sep 20 8 Oct 22 28 Nov 23 89 Dec 22 179 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 22 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital · Ward 14 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41194&mlon=30.01795#map=17/-19.41194/30.01795) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 18 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45361&mlon=29.81533#map=17/-19.45361/29.81533) Petrol pump On the Run · Ward 2 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.43164&mlon=29.82640#map=17/-19.43164/29.82640) Hotel Tropicana Lodge Gweru · Ward 2 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.43153&mlon=29.87607#map=17/-19.43153/29.87607) School Zviseko School · Ward 13 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.19891&mlon=30.03926#map=17/-19.19891/30.03926) College Mlezu Agricultural College · Ward 9 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.14271&mlon=29.91925#map=17/-19.14271/29.91925) Police station Whawha Prison · Ward 14 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.35715&mlon=30.01389#map=17/-19.35715/30.01389) 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 Chirumhanzu 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 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 22?In Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 22?Ward 12, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 17 and Ward 18 - What time zone is Ward 22 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 22?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 22?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 22?Cambrai (1,499 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 22?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 22?Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 22?Barclays Bank, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 22?On the Run, about 32 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 22?ZW170122 (OCHA common operational dataset)