# Ward 1 Ward, Shurugwi Town District, Midlands Province > Source: https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-1/ Ward · Shurugwi Town District # Ward 1 Ward 1 is a ward of Zimbabwe in Shurugwi Town District, Midlands Province. It covers **12.6 km²**. - 12.6km² ## Where is Ward 1? Ward 1 lies in [Shurugwi Town District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/), [Midlands Province](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/), [Zimbabwe](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/). It borders 6 other wards: [Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-11/), [Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-12/), [Ward 18](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi/ward-18/), [Ward 2](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-2/), [Ward 4](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-4/) and [Ward 5](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/ward-5/). By area it is the 1625th largest of 1,961 wards in Zimbabwe. It covers 9.4% of [Shurugwi Town District](https://wherepedia.org/zimbabwe/midlands/shurugwi-town/). The centre of Ward 1 is about 230 km in a straight line from Harare, the capital. The centre point is at 19.6391° S, 29.9914° 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 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 - Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) · Bulawayo149 km - Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) · Harare222 km ### Nearest railway station Indiva (Ward 14), about 26 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Dec (about 13.3 hours, sunrise around 05:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.0 hours, sunrise around 06:31, sunset around 17:28). 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. ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Sebanga · 1,483 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 1 and the best time to visit Using the climate of Shurugwi Town District, the warmest month is Nov (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jul (13 °C). About 696 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (177 mm) and the driest Aug (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 130 Feb 22 118 Mar 21 93 Apr 19 39 May 16 6 Jun 14 4 Jul 13 5 Aug 17 1 Sep 20 8 Oct 23 28 Nov 23 87 Dec 22 177 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 Khánh Linh - Người chia sẻ · Ward 10 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.67212&mlon=29.99877#map=17/-19.67212/29.99877) Bank ZB Bank · Ward 6 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66806&mlon=30.00238#map=17/-19.66806/30.00238) Petrol pump Mond Petroleum · Ward 10 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66733&mlon=29.99978#map=17/-19.66733/29.99978) Hotel Grand Hotel · Ward 10 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66930&mlon=30.00179#map=17/-19.66930/30.00179) School Selukwe Primary School · Ward 6 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66698&mlon=30.00383#map=17/-19.66698/30.00383) College Mazivisa Primary School · Ward 10 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66788&mlon=30.00112#map=17/-19.66788/30.00112) Police station ZRP Shurugwi · Ward 10 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-19.66879&mlon=30.00219#map=17/-19.66879/30.00219) 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 Shurugwi Town District - Ward 10 - Ward 11 - Ward 12 - Ward 13 - Ward 2 - Ward 3 - Ward 4 - Ward 5 - Ward 6 - Ward 7 - Ward 8 - Ward 9 ## Quick answers - Where is Ward 1?In Shurugwi Town District, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe - What borders Ward 1?Ward 11, Ward 12, Ward 18, Ward 2, Ward 4 and Ward 5 - 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?Sebanga (1,483 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ward 1?February to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Ward 1?Khánh Linh - Người chia sẻ, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ward 1?ZB Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ward 1?Mond Petroleum, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ward 1?ZW172801 (OCHA common operational dataset)