# Ward 5 Ward, Kwekwe Urban District, Midlands Province

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/ward-5/

Ward · Kwekwe Urban District 

# Ward 5

Ward 5 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Kwekwe Urban District, Midlands Province. It covers **7.43 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.4km²
- 1mapped service

## Where is Ward 5?

Ward 5 lies in [Kwekwe Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 1](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/ward-1/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/ward-12/), [Ward 3](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/ward-3/), [Ward 31](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-31/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/ward-4/) and [Ward 6](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/ward-6/). By area it is the 1675th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 8.6% of [Kwekwe Urban District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe-urban/). The centre of Ward 5 is about 174 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.8835° S, 29.8390° 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).

## Things to see in and around Ward 5

### Nearby, outside Ward 5

- National Mining Museum · museum, Ward 66.1 km
- Kwekwe Mining Museum · museum, Ward 136.6 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Ward 5

- 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

- Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare169 km
- Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo179 km

### Nearest railway station

Kwekwe (Ward 6), about 5.4 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:18) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:30, 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.

## Weather in Ward 5 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kwekwe Urban District, the warmest month is Nov (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 691 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (188 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 23 141 

Feb 23 122 

Mar 22 85 

Apr 20 30 

May 17 5 

Jun 15 3 

Jul 15 2 

Aug 18 1 

Sep 22 4 

Oct 24 24 

Nov 24 86 

Dec 23 188 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 5

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kwekwe General Hospital · Ward 13 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93633&mlon=29.82475#map=17/-18.93633/29.82475) 

Bank STANBIC · Ward 6 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.92857&mlon=29.80586#map=17/-18.92857/29.80586) 

Petrol pump CMED KWEKWE · Ward 6 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.91564&mlon=29.81760#map=17/-18.91564/29.81760) 

Hotel Nyangombe Safari Lodge · Ward 14 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93582&mlon=29.83670#map=17/-18.93582/29.83670) 

School Ruvimbo Primary School · Ward 5 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.90168&mlon=29.84588#map=17/-18.90168/29.84588) 

College Kwekwe Polytechnic · Ward 14 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93876&mlon=29.83421#map=17/-18.93876/29.83421) 

Police station Zimbabwe Republic Police · Ward 6 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93362&mlon=29.80490#map=17/-18.93362/29.80490) 

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 5

Places mapped inside Ward 5 in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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 Kwekwe Urban District

- Ward 1
- Ward 10
- Ward 11
- Ward 12
- Ward 13
- Ward 14
- Ward 2
- Ward 3
- Ward 4
- Ward 6
- Ward 7
- Ward 8
- Ward 9

## Quick answers

- Where is Ward 5?In Kwekwe Urban District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe
- What borders Ward 5?Ward 1, Ward 12, Ward 3, Ward 31, Ward 4 and Ward 6
- What is there to see in Ward 5?National Mining Museum, Kwekwe Mining Museum
- What time zone is Ward 5 in?UTC+2
- What currency is used in Ward 5?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG)
- What language is spoken in Ward 5?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Ward 5?March to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 5?Kwekwe General Hospital, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ward 5?STANBIC, about 6.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 5?CMED KWEKWE, about 4.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Ward 5?ZW172205 (OCHA common operational dataset)