# Ward 13 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-13/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 13 Ward 13 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **176.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 176km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Ward 13? Ward 13 lies in [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-12/), [Ward 14](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-14/), [Ward 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-16/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-2/), [Ward 22](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/chirumhanzu/ward-22/) and [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-30/). By area it is the 611th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 3.0% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 13 is about 185 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.1876° S, 30.0388° 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 13 - 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) · Bulawayo175 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare178 km ### Nearest railway station Lalapansi (Ward 17), about 22 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. ## Villages and localities in Ward 13 Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Ward 13. - Chikutubwe Village 1 - Chikutubwe Village 2 - Chikutubwe Village 3 - Chikutubwe Village 4 - Chikutubwe Village 5 Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 13 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 13, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Nyabongwe 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 13 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 13 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital · Ward 14 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41194&mlon=30.01795#map=17/-19.41194/30.01795) Bank Standard Bank · Ward 6 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93109&mlon=29.80595#map=17/-18.93109/29.80595) Petrol pump POZ · Ward 9 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.30316&mlon=29.79187#map=17/-19.30316/29.79187) Hotel Shebakwe Lodges · Ward 2 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97471&mlon=30.10945#map=17/-18.97471/30.10945) School Zviseko School · Ward 13 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.19891&mlon=30.03926#map=17/-19.19891/30.03926) College Mlezu Agricultural College · Ward 9 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.14271&mlon=29.91925#map=17/-19.14271/29.91925) Police station Whawha Prison · Ward 14 19 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 13 Places mapped inside Ward 13 in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 12 - 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 13?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 13?Ward 12, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 2, Ward 22 and Ward 30 - What time zone is Ward 13 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 13?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 13?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 13?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Ward 13?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 13?Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 13?Standard Bank, about 38 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 13?POZ, about 29 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 13?ZW170413 (OCHA common operational dataset)