# Ward 6 Ward, Gokwe South Urban District, Midlands Province

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Ward · Gokwe South Urban District 

# Ward 6

Ward 6 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe South Urban District, Midlands Province. It covers **3.62 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 3.6km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Ward 6?

Ward 6 lies in [Gokwe South Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 4 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-15/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-16/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-5/). By area it is the 1741st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 19.1% of [Gokwe South Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/). The centre of Ward 6 is about 225 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.2214° S, 28.9664° 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 6

- 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

- Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba189 km
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo203 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:22) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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.

## Weather in Ward 6 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Gokwe South Urban District, the warmest month is Oct (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (18 °C). About 708 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (177 mm) and the driest Aug (0 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 177 

Feb 24 134 

Mar 24 95 

Apr 22 32 

May 20 4 

Jun 18 2 

Jul 18 0 

Aug 21 0 

Sep 25 4 

Oct 28 17 

Nov 27 75 

Dec 25 169 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 6

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Gokwe South District Hospital · Ward 3 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.21138&mlon=28.92409#map=17/-18.21138/28.92409) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies Service Station Gokwe · Ward 4 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.21865&mlon=28.94415#map=17/-18.21865/28.94415) 

School Cheziya Gokwe High School · Ward 6 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.22646&mlon=28.96495#map=17/-18.22646/28.96495) 

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 6

Places mapped inside Ward 6 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 Gokwe South Urban District

- Ward 1
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 5

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 6?In Gokwe South Urban District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 6?Ward 1, Ward 15, Ward 16 and Ward 5
- What time zone is Ward 6 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 6?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 6?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 6?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 6?Gokwe South District Hospital, about 4.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 6?TotalEnergies Service Station Gokwe, about 2.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 6?ZW172906 (OCHA common operational dataset)