# Ward 7 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-7/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 7 Ward 7 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **75.9 km²**. - 75.9km² ## Where is Ward 7? Ward 7 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 16](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-16/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-3/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-4/), [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-6/) and [Ward 8](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-8/). By area it is the 1263rd largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 1.3% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 7 is about 232 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.2707° S, 29.4640° 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 7 - 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) · Bulawayo121 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare227 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:32, 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 7 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 7, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams; 1 reservoir or tank. - Manzamnyama - Matega - Shagari Dam 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 7 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 7 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dr. Chigwedere Surgery · Ward 1 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.55105&mlon=29.34174#map=17/-19.55105/29.34174) Petrol pump POZ · Ward 9 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.30316&mlon=29.79187#map=17/-19.30316/29.79187) Hotel ⛪ Kingdom Hall Mkoba 18 · Ward 16 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.44260&mlon=29.74444#map=17/-19.44260/29.74444) School Mkoba Primary School · Ward 8 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.37548&mlon=29.52729#map=17/-19.37548/29.52729) College Mkoba Teachers College · Ward 12 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45998&mlon=29.76650#map=17/-19.45998/29.76650) Police station Maboleni Police Sub-Office · Ward 8 14 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. ## Other wards in Gweru District - Ward 1 - 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 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 7?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 7?Ward 16, Ward 3, Ward 4, Ward 6 and Ward 8 - What time zone is Ward 7 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 7?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 7?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ward 7?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ward 7?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 7?Dr. Chigwedere Surgery, about 34 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 7?POZ, about 35 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 7?ZW170407 (OCHA common operational dataset)