# Ward 2 Ward, Gweru Urban District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-2/ Ward · Gweru Urban District # Ward 2 Ward 2 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru Urban District, Midlands Province. It covers **36.5 km²**. Open map data shows 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 36.5km² - 8mapped services ## Where is Ward 2? Ward 2 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 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-18/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-18/) and [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/ward-3/). By area it is the 1513th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 22.2% of [Gweru Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru-urban/). The centre of Ward 2 is about 219 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. It is about 4.9 km from Gweru, the main town of Gweru Urban District. The centre point is at 19.4453° S, 29.8627° 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 2 ### Nearby, outside Ward 2 - Boggie's Clock Tower · museum, Ward 185.1 km - Stock Exchange Building · museum, Ward 185.1 km - Zimbabwe Military Museum · museum, Ward 185.3 km - Aviation Muesum · museum, Ward 185.6 km - Antelope Game Park · nature reserve, Ward 1816 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 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) · Bulawayo144 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare212 km ### Nearest railway station Gweru (Ward 18), about 5.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:16) 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 2 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 2, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Gweru-Thornhill Air Base 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 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 2 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Clay Bank Private Hospital · Ward 18 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.46310&mlon=29.83316#map=17/-19.46310/29.83316) Bank Standard Bank · Ward 18 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45567&mlon=29.81583#map=17/-19.45567/29.81583) Petrol pump On the Run · Ward 2 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.43164&mlon=29.82640#map=17/-19.43164/29.82640) Hotel Tropicana Lodge Gweru · Ward 2 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.43153&mlon=29.87607#map=17/-19.43153/29.87607) School Riverside Primary School · Ward 2 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.44290&mlon=29.83128#map=17/-19.44290/29.83128) College Midlands State University Peer Education Network · Ward 3 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.47463&mlon=29.83669#map=17/-19.47463/29.83669) Police station Gweru Central Police · Ward 18 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45477&mlon=29.81730#map=17/-19.45477/29.81730) 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. - Petrol pumps2 - Hotels2 - Schools1 - Restaurants3 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 1 - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 2?In Gweru Urban District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 2?Ward 1, Ward 14, Ward 18, Ward 18 and Ward 3 - What is there to see in Ward 2?Boggie's Clock Tower, Stock Exchange Building, Zimbabwe Military Museum, Aviation Muesum - 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) - What is the best time to visit Ward 2?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 2?Clay Bank Private Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 2?Standard Bank, about 5.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 2?On the Run, about 4.1 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 2?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 2?ZW172102 (OCHA common operational dataset)