# Ward 7 Ward, Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-7/ Ward · Chirumhanzu District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province. It covers **76.4 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 76.4km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 lies in [Chirumhanzu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-10/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-23/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-4/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/masvingo/masvingo/ward-4/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-8/). By area it is the 1255th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.6% of [Chirumhanzu District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 226 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.8202° S, 30.6193° 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 7 - 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) · Bulawayo210 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare216 km ### Nearest railway station Zimuto (Ward 3), about 25 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:13) and shortest in Jun (about 10.9 hours, sunrise around 06:29, sunset around 17:25). 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Chinyuni Dam - Mutenderende - Wurayayi Dam ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Zvomukonde · 1,130 m - Mashamba · 1,113 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 7 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 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital St Theresa Hospital · Ward 8 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.71734&mlon=30.67468#map=17/-19.71734/30.67468) Bank Stanbic Bank ATM · Ward 8 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07132&mlon=30.83500#map=17/-20.07132/30.83500) ATM Barclays · Ward 8 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07391&mlon=30.83342#map=17/-20.07391/30.83342) Petrol pump Shell · Ward 8 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07041&mlon=30.82948#map=17/-20.07041/30.82948) Hotel Urban Lifestyles Guesthouse · Ward 9 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.04306&mlon=30.81450#map=17/-20.04306/30.81450) School Mashamba Primary School · Ward 7 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.82810&mlon=30.61560#map=17/-19.82810/30.61560) College Mushagashe Vocational Training Centre · Ward 3 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.81970&mlon=30.73494#map=17/-19.81970/30.73494) Police station ZRP Masvingo Central · Ward 8 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-20.07114&mlon=30.83145#map=17/-20.07114/30.83145) 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 7 Places mapped inside Ward 7 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 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 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Chirumhanzu District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 10, Ward 23, Ward 4, Ward 4 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 7 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 7?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 7?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 7?2 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 7?Zvomukonde (1,130 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?St Theresa Hospital, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 7?Stanbic Bank ATM, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Ward 7?Barclays, about 36 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 7?Shell, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW170107 (OCHA common operational dataset)