# Ward 2 Ward, Gokwe South District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-2/ Ward · Gokwe South District # Ward 2 Ward 2 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe South District, Midlands Province. It covers **190.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 190km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 2? Ward 2 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 9 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-1/), [Ward 15](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-15/), [Ward 26](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-26/), [Ward 29](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-29/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/nkayi/ward-3/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-30/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/nkayi/ward-6/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/nkayi/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/nkayi/ward-9/). By area it is the 562nd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.7% of [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/). The centre of Ward 2 is about 274 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.5349° S, 28.5715° 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 2 - 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) · Bulawayo165 km - Kariba Airport (KAB) · Kariba227 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:23) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:35, sunset around 17:36). 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 2 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 2. - Kana Mission 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 2 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 2, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Mahomohoma 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 2 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gokwe South 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 2 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kana Mission Hospital · Ward 2 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.55576&mlon=28.51592#map=17/-18.55576/28.51592) School Silendeni · Ward 6 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.58110&mlon=28.60770#map=17/-18.58110/28.60770) 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 2 Places mapped inside Ward 2 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - 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 2?In Gokwe South District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 2?Ward 1, Ward 15, Ward 26, Ward 29, Ward 3, Ward 30, Ward 6, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 2 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 2?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 2?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 2?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 2?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ward 2?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 2?Kana Mission Hospital, about 6.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 2?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 2?ZW170302 (OCHA common operational dataset)