# Ward 9 Ward, Gokwe South District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-9/ Ward · Gokwe South District # Ward 9 Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gokwe South District, Midlands Province. It covers **347.4 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 347km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 9? Ward 9 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 8 other wards: [Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-11/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-3/), [Ward 33](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-33/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-4/), [Ward 7](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-7/), [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/ward-8/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-north/ward-9/). By area it is the 243rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.1% of [Gokwe South District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gokwe-south/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 257 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 17.7782° S, 28.6274° 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 9 - 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) · Kariba143 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo249 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:25) and shortest in Jun (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:37). 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 9 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 9, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - Gororo - Magaya - Mkoto - Pohwe - Rekungwe - Rugora ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Sipani Sessami Forest Area 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 9 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 9 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Chireya Mission Hospital · Ward 4 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.54310&mlon=28.59865#map=17/-17.54310/28.59865) School Rugora Primary School · Ward 9 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.75866&mlon=28.57518#map=17/-17.75866/28.57518) 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 9 Places mapped inside Ward 9 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 15 - 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 9?In Gokwe South District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 9?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 3, Ward 33, Ward 4, Ward 7, Ward 8 and Ward 9 - What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ward 9?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 9?Chireya Mission Hospital, about 26 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW170309 (OCHA common operational dataset)