# Ward 9 Ward, Gweru District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-9/ Ward · Gweru District # Ward 9 Ward 9 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Gweru District, Midlands Province. It covers **556.3 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 556km² - 2mapped services - 1,305 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ward 9? Ward 9 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 10](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-10/), [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/ward-11/), [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/gweru/ward-16/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-3/) and [Ward 30](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-30/). By area it is the 108th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.4% of [Gweru District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/gweru/). The centre of Ward 9 is about 208 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.2307° S, 29.7459° 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 9 - 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) · Bulawayo147 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare203 km ### Nearest railway station Gweru (Ward 18), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:30). 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 9 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Ward 9. - Connemara 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 9 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 9, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mahlabanga - Sibanyani ### Hills and mountains 3 hills. - Mnyami · 1,448 m - Lehingh · 1,354 m - Shoni · 1,311 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 9 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 9 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gweru Provincial Hospital · Ward 1 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.41670&mlon=29.83330#map=17/-19.41670/29.83330) Bank Barclays Bank · Ward 18 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.45361&mlon=29.81533#map=17/-19.45361/29.81533) Petrol pump POZ · Ward 9 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.30316&mlon=29.79187#map=17/-19.30316/29.79187) Hotel Happyland Guesthouse · Ward 1 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.39314&mlon=29.82293#map=17/-19.39314/29.82293) School Saint Patrick's High School Gweru · Ward 11 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.21933&mlon=29.91195#map=17/-19.21933/29.91195) College Mlezu Agricultural College · Ward 9 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.14271&mlon=29.91925#map=17/-19.14271/29.91925) Police station ZRP Nehanda · Ward 17 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.44953&mlon=29.74239#map=17/-19.44953/29.74239) 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 9 Places mapped inside Ward 9 in open map data, by type. - Petrol pumps1 - Colleges and universities1 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 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 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 9?In Gweru District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 9?Ward 10, Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 14, Ward 16, Ward 3 and Ward 30 - What time zone is Ward 9 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 9?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 9?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ward 9?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Ward 9?Mnyami (1,448 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 9?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 9?Gweru Provincial Hospital, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 9?Barclays Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 9?POZ, about 9.4 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ward 9?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ward 9?ZW170409 (OCHA common operational dataset)