# Ward 1 Ward, Gweru Urban District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-1/ Ward · Gweru Urban District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru Urban District, Midlands Province. It covers **37.5 km²**. Open map data shows 14 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 37.5km² - 14mapped services ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Gweru Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-16/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-18/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-2/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-6/). By area it is the 1510th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 22.8% of [Gweru Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 218 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 4.6 km from Gweru, the main town of Gweru Urban District. The centre point is at 19.4100° S, 29.8266° 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). ## Things to see in and around Ward 1 ### Nearby, outside Ward 1 - Boggie's Clock Tower · museum, Ward 185.0 km - Stock Exchange Building · museum, Ward 185.0 km - Zimbabwe Military Museum · museum, Ward 185.7 km - Aviation Muesum · museum, Ward 186.2 km - Antelope Game Park · nature reserve, Ward 1815 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Ward 1 - 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) · Bulawayo143 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare212 km ### Nearest railway station Gweru (Ward 18), about 5.8 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:29). 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gweru Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 696 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (177 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 22 118 Mar 21 93 Apr 19 39 May 16 6 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 5 Aug 17 1 Sep 20 8 Oct 23 28 Nov 23 87 Dec 22 177 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gweru Provincial Hospital · Ward 1 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41670&mlon=29.83330#map=17/-19.41670/29.83330) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 18 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45361&mlon=29.81533#map=17/-19.45361/29.81533) Petrol pump On the Run · Ward 2 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.43164&mlon=29.82640#map=17/-19.43164/29.82640) Hotel The Village Lodges · Ward 1 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41453&mlon=29.82944#map=17/-19.41453/29.82944) School Regina Mundi High School · Ward 1 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.40897&mlon=29.83033#map=17/-19.40897/29.83033) College Zimbabwe Theological Seminary · Ward 1 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41670&mlon=29.83330#map=17/-19.41670/29.83330) Police station Mkoba Police Station · Ward 18 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.44816&mlon=29.80991#map=17/-19.44816/29.80991) 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 1 Places mapped inside Ward 1 in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels5 - Schools6 - Colleges and universities2 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 Gweru Urban District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Gweru Urban District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 18, Ward 2 and Ward 6 - What is there to see in Ward 1?Boggie's Clock Tower, Stock Exchange Building, Zimbabwe Military Museum, Aviation Muesum - What time zone is Ward 1 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 1?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 1?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Gweru Provincial Hospital, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?Barclays Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?On the Run, about 2.4 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 1?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW172101 (OCHA common operational dataset)