# Ward 12 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-12/

Ward · Gweru District 

# Ward 12

Ward 12 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **65.4 km²**. Open map data shows 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 65.4km²
- 3mapped services

## Where is Ward 12?

Ward 12 lies in [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 5 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-11/), [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-13/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-30/) and [Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-9/). By area it is the 1349th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.1% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 12 is about 188 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.1770° S, 29.9862° 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 12

- 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) · Bulawayo171 km
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare181 km

### Nearest railway station

Lalapansi (Ward 17), about 27 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 06:30, 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 12 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**.

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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 12

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital · Ward 14 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41194&mlon=30.01795#map=17/-19.41194/30.01795) 

Bank Standard Bank · Ward 6 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93109&mlon=29.80595#map=17/-18.93109/29.80595) 

Petrol pump POZ · Ward 9 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.30316&mlon=29.79187#map=17/-19.30316/29.79187) 

Hotel Shebakwe Lodges · Ward 2 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97471&mlon=30.10945#map=17/-18.97471/30.10945) 

School Gunde School · Ward 12 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.18374&mlon=29.98805#map=17/-19.18374/29.98805) 

College Mlezu Agricultural College · Ward 9 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.14271&mlon=29.91925#map=17/-19.14271/29.91925) 

Police station Whawha Prison · Ward 14 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.35715&mlon=30.01389#map=17/-19.35715/30.01389) 

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 12

Places mapped inside Ward 12 in open map data, by type.

- Schools3

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 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- 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 12?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 12?Ward 11, Ward 13, Ward 14, Ward 30 and Ward 9
- What time zone is Ward 12 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 12?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 12?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 12?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 12?Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 12?Standard Bank, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 12?POZ, about 25 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 12?ZW170412 (OCHA common operational dataset)