# Ward 1 Ward, Kwekwe District, Midlands Province – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-1/ Ward · Kwekwe District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Kwekwe District, Midlands Province. It covers **591.4 km²**. - 591km² ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Kwekwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 3 other wards: [Ward 13](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/mashonaland-west/mhondoro-ngezi/ward-13/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-2/) and [Ward 31](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/ward-31/). By area it is the 95th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 6.8% of [Kwekwe District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/kwekwe/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 153 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 18.8150° S, 30.0465° 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 1 ### Nearby, outside Ward 1 - Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy · nature reserve, Ward 219 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 1 - 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) · Harare148 km - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo200 km ### Nearest railway station Kwekwe (Ward 6), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:17) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:29, 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ward 1 Named natural and historic features inside Ward 1, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Furrow - Nyamasheche - Ruhwayo - Sandhlovu ### Hills and mountains 4 hills. - Simawaga · 1,212 m - Chinauru · 1,202 m - Dombo Dombo · 1,197 m - Selima · 1,149 m ### Estates 1 estate. - Loozani Estate 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Kwekwe District, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (15 °C). About 676 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (180 mm) and the driest Aug (0 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 23 155 Feb 23 123 Mar 22 79 Apr 20 28 May 18 4 Jun 16 2 Jul 15 1 Aug 18 0 Sep 22 4 Oct 25 21 Nov 25 77 Dec 24 180 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ward 1 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kwekwe General Hospital · Ward 13 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93633&mlon=29.82475#map=17/-18.93633/29.82475) Bank STANBIC · Ward 6 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.92857&mlon=29.80586#map=17/-18.92857/29.80586) Petrol pump CMED KWEKWE · Ward 6 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.91564&mlon=29.81760#map=17/-18.91564/29.81760) Hotel Shebakwe Lodges · Ward 2 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.97471&mlon=30.10945#map=17/-18.97471/30.10945) School Genesis HIGH School · Ward 13 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.68485&mlon=30.17778#map=17/-18.68485/30.17778) College Kwekwe Polytechnic Electrical Engineering Lab · Ward 14 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-18.93895&mlon=29.83457#map=17/-18.93895/29.83457) Police station Zimbabwe Republic Police · Ward 6 29 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. ## Other wards in Kwekwe District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 14 - Ward 15 - Ward 16 - Ward 17 - Ward 18 - Ward 19 - Ward 2 - Ward 20 - Ward 21 - Ward 22 - Ward 23 - Ward 24 - Ward 25 - Ward 26 - Ward 27 - Ward 28 - Ward 29 - Ward 3 - Ward 30 - Ward 31 - Ward 32 - Ward 33 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Kwekwe District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 13, Ward 2 and Ward 31 - What is there to see in Ward 1?Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy - What time zone is Ward 1 in?UTC+2 - What currency is used in Ward 1?Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) - What language is spoken in Ward 1?English, Shona, South Ndebele (main languages nationally) - What is the highest point in Ward 1?Simawaga (1,212 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?March to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Kwekwe General Hospital, about 27 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?STANBIC, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?CMED KWEKWE, about 27 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW170501 (OCHA common operational dataset)