# Ward 1 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-1/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **672.8 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 673km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 7 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/bubi/ward-12/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-19/), [Ward 19](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-north/bubi/ward-19/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-2/), [Ward 23](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/matabeleland-south/insiza/ward-23/), [Ward 24](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-24/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-5/). By area it is the 71st largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 11.4% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 258 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.4348° S, 29.2836° 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 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) · Bulawayo95 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare253 km ### Nearest railway station Shangani (Ward 23), about 39 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:19) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:31). 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 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 dam. - Makulambila - Shangani Weir - Tiyabenzi ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Sivu · 1,370 m 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Gweru District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (14 °C). About 678 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (172 mm) and the driest Aug (1 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 23 144 Feb 22 120 Mar 21 83 Apr 19 33 May 17 6 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 2 Aug 17 1 Sep 21 7 Oct 24 26 Nov 24 82 Dec 23 172 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 Dr. Chigwedere Surgery · Ward 1 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.55105&mlon=29.34174#map=17/-19.55105/29.34174) Petrol pump Sp Filling Station · Ward 23 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.77679&mlon=29.36535#map=17/-19.77679/29.36535) School Mkoba Primary School · Ward 8 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37548&mlon=29.52729#map=17/-19.37548/29.52729) Police station Maboleni Police Sub-Office · Ward 8 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.38137&mlon=29.52439#map=17/-19.38137/29.52439) 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 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 District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 12, Ward 19, Ward 19, Ward 2, Ward 23, Ward 24 and Ward 5 - 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 highest point in Ward 1?Sivu (1,370 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Dr. Chigwedere Surgery, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?Sp Filling Station, about 39 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Ward 1?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW170401 (OCHA common operational dataset)