# Ward 15 Ward, Gokwe South District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-15/ Ward · Gokwe South District # Ward 15 Ward 15 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe South District, Midlands Province. It covers **1,038.0 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,038km² - 1mapped service - 1,239 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 15? Ward 15 lies in [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 16 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-1/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-16/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/nkayi/ward-2/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-2/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-2/), [Ward 20](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-20/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-24/), [Ward 28](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-28/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-30/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-4/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-5/), [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-5/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south-urban/ward-6/). By area it is the 33rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.3% of [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/). The centre of Ward 15 is about 237 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.4018° S, 28.8978° 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) · Bulawayo182 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba209 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 06:33, 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 15 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 15. - Chief Njelele 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 15 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 15, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 waterfall; 1 river or stream. - Gokwe - Mbumbusi Falls - Sengwa Number 1 Dam ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Masoro · 1,157 m ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Mafungabusi Forest Land ### Getting around 1 airfield. - Gokwe 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 Gokwe South District, the warmest month is Oct (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C), after allowing for this place being about 165 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 23 177 Feb 23 134 Mar 23 95 Apr 21 32 May 19 4 Jun 17 2 Jul 17 0 Aug 20 0 Sep 24 4 Oct 27 17 Nov 26 75 Dec 24 169 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 Hospital Gokwe South District Hospital · Ward 3 21 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.21865&mlon=28.94415#map=17/-18.21865/28.94415) School Mapfungautsi Primary School · Ward 4 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.22981&mlon=28.94471#map=17/-18.22981/28.94471) 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 15 Places mapped inside Ward 15 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 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 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 15?In Gokwe South District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 15?Ward 1, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 2, Ward 2, Ward 20, Ward 24, Ward 28, Ward 30, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 5 and Ward 6 - 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 villages are in Ward 15?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 15?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Ward 15?Masoro (1,157 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 15?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 15?Gokwe South District Hospital, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 15?TotalEnergies Service Station Gokwe, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 15?ZW170315 (OCHA common operational dataset)